Passed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1938
Legislation Overview
Title: Slingbow hunting; authorizes use to hunt small and big game.
Subject: Hunting Laws and Permits: Counties Cities and Towns: Game Inland Fisheries and Boating: Bears
Description: Slingbow hunting; license. Authorizes the use of a slingbow to hunt deer and small game when a hunter is licensed to hunt with a bow and arrow.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0530)
Last Action Date: March 16, 2017
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: James Edmunds (R);
Percentage of House of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Mar 16, 2017 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0530) | |
| Mar 16, 2017 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 530 (effective 7/1/17) | |
| House | Feb 28, 2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17 |
| House | Feb 28, 2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB1938ER) |
| Feb 28, 2017 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 | |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2017 | Signed by President |
| House | Feb 24, 2017 | Signed by Speaker |
| House | Feb 24, 2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1938ER) |
| House | Feb 24, 2017 | Enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2017 | Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2017 | Read third time |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2017 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 6, 2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 6, 2017 | Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N) |
| House | Feb 3, 2017 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 3, 2017 | Printed as engrossed 17103783D-E |
| House | Feb 3, 2017 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1938E |
| House | Feb 3, 2017 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| House | Feb 2, 2017 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 1, 2017 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (19-Y 2-N) |
| House | Jan 25, 2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N) |
| House | Jan 16, 2017 | Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources |
| House | Jan 10, 2017 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| House | Jan 10, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103783D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Mar 16, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Enrolled | Feb 24, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Feb 3, 2017 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jan 10, 2017 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (19-Y 2-N)
House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 3-N)
Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
Link: link to state bill page
