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SB 198 Delaware Senate · 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 hunting for deer on Sundays. Additionally, it maintains the applicable agency regulating public lands authority and discretion to regulate, including prohibition of, deer hunting on Sundays. Lastly, the bill allows for the harvesting of deer on Sundays through DNREC’s deer depredation programs.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced May 8, 2018 Signed Jul 11, 2018
Floor votes · House Jun 28, 2018

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 11, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 NO
lower
Jun 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 7 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 12, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House
lower
Jun 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 2 NO 2 ABSENT
upper
Jun 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
May 8, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 11 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 Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
Co
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
Co
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
GF
Gregory F. Lavelle
RRepublican
DE
4
Co
Photo of Jeff Spiegelman
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
DE
11
Co
Photo of Lyndon Yearick
Lyndon Yearick
RRepublican
DE
34
Co
QJ
Quinton Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37