Fishing and Hunting
Summary
Fishing and Hunting; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to preserve forever fishing, hunting, & taking of fish & wildlife as public right & preferred means of managing & controlling fish & wildlife; specifies amendment does not limit authority of FWCC.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Governor
Introduced Jun 21, 2023
Last action Jun 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2023 · House Apr 25, 2023
How they voted
37–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Apr 28, 2023
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced
Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State
legislature
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 1
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee(Amended)
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lauren Melo
RRepublican
Co
Adam Anderson
RRepublican
Co
Adam Botana
RRepublican
Co
Alex Rizo
RRepublican
Co
Allison Tant
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Daley
DDemocratic
Co
Dean Black
RRepublican
Co
FB
Fabián Basabe
RRepublican
Co
Fred Hawkins
RRepublican
Co
Jason Shoaf
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer Canady
RRepublican
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