Deer, bear, turkey, or elk; claiming after struck by motor vehicle.
Summary
Claiming a deer, bear, turkey, or elk struckby motor vehicle. Allows any deer, bear, turkey, or elk thatappears to have been killed in a collision with a motor vehicle tobe claimed by and awarded to any person. Current law allows a deeror bear to only be claimed by and awarded to the driver of a motorvehicle who collides with such animal.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Mar 14, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 6, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 20, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 14, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 83 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1025ER)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tony Wilt
RRepublican
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