WILDLIFE CD-HUNTING-GAME BIRDS
Summary
Amends the Wildlife Code. Changes the name of the fee from "Public Hunting Grounds for Pheasants" to "Public Hunting Grounds for Game Birds". Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may permit hunters to take bobwhite quail, chukar partridge, and gray partridge on public hunting grounds. Authorizes the Department to set the hunting season for game birds by administrative rule between the dates of September 1st and March 31st, both inclusive.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
Senate Passage
Apr 2016
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 21, 2016
Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2016
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Apr 21, 2016
D
Democratic28
92% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
4
May 3, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2016
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)
senate
Apr 7, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Agriculture; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 2, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture
upper
Feb 17, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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