Slingbow hunting; authorizes use to hunt small and big game.
Summary
Authorizes the use of a slingbow to hunt deer and small game when a hunter is licensed to hunt with a bow and arrow.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Mar 16, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 16, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 530 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1938E
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103783D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Edmunds
RRepublican
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