Hunting apparel; hunting from an enclosed blind, displaying solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink.
Summary
Allows a hunter hunting from an enclosed ground blind during any firearms deer season, except during the special season for hunting deer with a muzzle-loading rifle only, to display attached to or immediately above the blind at least 100 square inches of solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink material visible from 360 degrees in lieu of wearing specified hunting apparel. The bill also requires that all specified blaze orange or blaze pink hunting apparel or material be solid in color and safety or fluorescent in hue. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 8, 2018
Signed Mar 5, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 5, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 151 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Jan 31, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 30, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB564E
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 15, 2018
Committee
Assigned ACNRsub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101520D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Edmunds
RRepublican
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