AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- HUNTING AND HUNTING SAFETY (Requires that when a person causes an injury requiring medical assistance to a human by firearm, archery, or crossbow while hunting or trapping, the initial responding entity must immediately make a report to DEM.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2023
Last action Jun 15, 2023
Floor votes · House May 30, 2023
How they voted
68–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 74
May 30, 2023
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 15, 2023
Committee
06/15/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
May 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
05/30/2023 House read and passed
lower
May 11, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/11/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
02/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 12, 2023
Introduced
01/12/2023 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Solomon
DDemocratic
P
Mike Chippendale
RRepublican
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