HB129
Deer; permit may be issued to kill if damaging residential plants and certain property.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (91-Y 8-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Mitchell D Cornett (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Killing of deer damaging residential plants and certain property.
Allows the Director of the Department of Wildlife Resources or his designee to issue a permit to kill a limited number of antlered deer when such deer cause damage to residential plants and the Director or his designee determines, upon inspection, that there is clear and convincing evidence that the ... (More) damage was done by antlered deer. Upon a landowner or lessee’s request, the bill also requires the Director or his designee to issue a permit to kill antlerless deer on commercial agricultural production lands when such deer cause damage to fruit trees, Christmas trees, crops, plants, or personal property utilized for commercial agricultural production within the Commonwealth. When such damage is caused by an antlered deer, the bill requires the Director or his designee to issue a permit to kill a limited number of antlered deer if the Director or his designee determines that there is clear and convincing evidence that the damage was done by antlered deer. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/02/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102876D
- 01/02/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/28/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106494D-H1
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 9-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB129)
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Assigned HACNR sub: Rural Affairs
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108431D-S1
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 26108431D
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB129)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 7-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (91-Y 8-N 0-A)
