WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Provides for deer sex identification requirements
HB 219 eliminates a requirement for Louisiana hunters to maintain evidence of a deer's sex (such as the head or sex organs) after validating their hunting tag. This change directly affects hunters who take deer in Louisiana, simplifying post-hunt handling. The bill modifies existing law to state that sex identification must only be kept until the deer tag is validated, not beyond. It also clarifies that portions of deer divided in camp must include the hunter's name, address, and license number, but not the license number on portions immediately consumed.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025
Signed Jun 4, 2025
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HB219 Original
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HB219 Act 73
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MINOR
This bill enrolls House Bill 219 into law, officially designating it as Act No. 73 for the 2025 Regular Session. The primary substantive change is the removal of the requirement for hunters to keep deer sex identification tags after the tag is validated, while retaining this requirement for turkey tags. This simplifies record-keeping for deer hunters by allowing them to discard identification evidence once the tag is confirmed.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding deer hunting regulations remains the same, but the specific requirement for post-validation record retention has been eliminated. The scope for turkey hunting regulations remains unchanged.
REQUIREMENT
Eliminated the mandate that hunters must maintain evidence of deer sex identification after the deer tag is validated.
TECHNICAL
Added official enrollment status, Act number (73), and signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor to finalize the legislation.
Removed the original House Legislative Services digest and abstract text that explained the bill's purpose.
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 27, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dewith Carrier
RRepublican
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