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HB 329 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING GAME AND FISH.

Summary
This Bill eliminates the prohibition against the mere possession of a body-gripping trap with a jaw spread in excess of 5 inches, while maintaining the prohibition against actually using one in Delaware. This modification is necessary because many licensed Delaware trappers legally trap in other states where such traps are legal and it also allows trap collectors to possess the larger traps while maintaining the prohibition against their actual use.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Aug 2018
Introduced Mar 1, 2018 Signed Aug 10, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2018 · House Jun 28, 2018

How they voted

21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 30, 2018
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
10 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Aug 10, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT
lower
Mar 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 9 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
BJ
Brian J. Bushweller
DDemocratic
DE
17
Co
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
Co
Photo of Gerald Hocker
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
HR
Harvey R. Kenton
RRepublican
DE
36
Co
JJ
James Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
Photo of Jeff Spiegelman
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
DE
11
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Ron Gray
Ron Gray
RRepublican
DE
38
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37