Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting

Crossbow specifications were updated to require a minimum limb width of seventeen inches and a minimum peak draw weight of one hundred pounds, while removing the previous requirement for a minimum fourteen-inch bolt length.

Rules for crossbow use during archery-only seasons were clarified to specify that crossbows can only be used during the last fourteen consecutive days of southern zone archery seasons and last ten consecutive days of northern zone archery seasons.

Crossbows are now explicitly permitted in special muzzle-loading firearm seasons for antlerless deer, expanding hunting opportunities beyond traditional archery seasons.

The bill adds three new sponsors (Senators Comrie and Salazar) to the original sponsor, indicating broader legislative support for the crossbow hunting provisions.