A Resolution urging municipal governments and encouraging farmers, landowners and residents throughout Pennsylvania to open their lands to public hunting and make greater use of existing deer management programs and permits available through the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
This resolution urges Pennsylvania municipalities, farmers, and private landowners to allow public hunting on their properties to help manage overabundant deer populations. It encourages these groups to utilize existing Pennsylvania Game Commission programs, such as the Deer Management Assistance Program and agricultural deer control permits, which require access to land for hunting. The bill highlights that deer overpopulation causes issues like vehicle collisions, crop damage, and tick-borne diseases, and it cites successful examples where local governments have opened public parks for hunting. Ultimately, the text serves as a non-binding recommendation to increase cooperation between landowners and state officials to address deer-related problems through regulated harvest.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 8, 2026
Last action Jun 16, 2026
Floor votes · House Apr 14, 2026
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Apr 14, 2026
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
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Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 14, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Committee
Referred to Game & Fisheries
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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