Fees to hunt, fish, and trap; free or partially discounted, reimbursement.
Summary
Department of Wildlife Resources; free or partially discounted fees to hunt, fish, and trap; reimbursement. Requires the Department of Wildlife Resources to maintain an annual accounting of revenue that would have been received by the Department from license exemptions or free or partially discounted fees to hunt, fish, or trap that are established by the General Assembly on or after July 1, 2025, and to submit such accounting to the Department of Accounts by August 1 of each year. The bill requires the Department of Accounts to pay the actual amount of such revenue within 30 days into the Game Protection Fund and also allows the accounting required by the bill and any other records relating to such accounting to be subject to audit by the State Comptroller.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Chad Green
RRepublican
Co
Mike Cherry
RRepublican
Co
Wendell Walker
RRepublican
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