H 921 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to hunting with artificial light

This bill amends Massachusetts law to explicitly include coyotes in the list of animals that can be hunted using artificial light. Currently, the statute permits hunting raccoons with lights, and this change would extend that same permission to coyotes. The legislation directly affects hunters and wildlife management regulations by clarifying the legal scope of light-based hunting. It does not alter the rules for other animals or introduce new equipment requirements, simply adding one species to an existing provision.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Apr 16, 2024
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
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Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Dave Vieira
RRepublican
MA
3rd Barnstable