Airbow hunting; authorized to hunt deer & small game when hunter is licensed to hunt w/bow & arrow.
Summary
Authorizes the use of an arrowgun, a pneumatic-powered air gun, for hunting and allows certain disabled hunters to obtain an archery license for hunting with an arrowgun. This bill is identical to
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2018
Last action Mar 16, 2018
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
1
Committee
3
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (87-Y 13-N)
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 15, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 15, 2018
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 18104641D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barry Knight
RRepublican
Co
James Edmunds
RRepublican
Co
JM
John McGuire
RRepublican
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