Waterfowl blinds; blinds in locality where certain hunting prohibited.
Summary
Waterfowl blinds in locality where certain hunting prohibited. Directs the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries not to license any stationary waterfowl blind in any area of Hunting Creek, Little Hunting Creek, or Dogue Creek in which the local governing body prohibits by ordinance the hunting of birds with a firearm. This bill is identical to SB 435.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 26, 2019
Signed Mar 12, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Mar 12, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 307 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (33-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (60-Y 36-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB173H1
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106064D-H1
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
lower
Dec 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Dec 26, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100497D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Krizek
DDemocratic
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