AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- FIELD TRIALS AND SHOOTING PRESERVES -- CAPTIVE HUNTING PROHIBITED (Prohibits captive hunting for domestic or wild animals. This act does not prohibit the release of upland game birds for hunting on licensed shooting preserves.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Last action Jun 8, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 7, 2023
How they voted
66–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 74
Jun 7, 2023
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 8, 2023
Committee
06/08/2023 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/07/2023 House read and passed
lower
May 25, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
03/09/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Slater
DDemocratic
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