Generally revise bird dog training licensing laws
HB 450 revises laws pertaining to Class D-5 licenses, which are required for individuals training bird hunting dogs using game birds not raised in captivity. The bill mandates that applicants for a Class D-5 license must report the number of dogs they plan to train, and this information will be printed on their license. Additionally, it grants the Fish and Wildlife Commission the authority to establish rules that limit the total number of Class D-5 licenses issued. This legislation updates licensing requirements for bird dog trainers and provides the commission with regulatory control over these specific training licenses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 11, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
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The bill text was updated to correct a grammatical error in the title by changing 'amending section sections' to 'amending sections 87-3-602 and 87-3-604'. Additionally, a formatting error in the main body of the law was fixed by removing an extra space and adding the phrase 'pursuant to' to clarify that training bird hunting dogs must follow specific requirements. These changes improve the clarity and professionalism of the legislation without altering the underlying policy.
TECHNICAL
Corrected a typo in the bill title where 'section sections' was changed to 'sections 87-3-602 and 87-3-604'.
Fixed formatting in the legal text by removing an extra space and adding the word 'pursuant to' to ensure the sentence flows correctly.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Mar 3, 2025
How they voted
47–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 11, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican32
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-1-2)
senate
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Mar 3, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-3-3)
house
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eric Albus
RRepublican
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