VA SB509 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-28 - Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 1-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Local hunting and firearm regulation. Prohibits any city or county east of the Interstate 95 corridor from prohibiting otherwise lawful hunting of migratory game birds in the jurisdictional waters of the Commonwealth and provides that no stake or stationary waterfowl blind that is erected in such public waters shall be located less than 150 yards from any occupied residence, church, or commercial building, unless the owner gives written permission to locate the blind or stake closer to the residence, church, or commercial building.

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Title

Hunting and firearms; local regulation.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 1-N) (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Judiciary (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-28SenatePassed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 1-N)
2020-01-22SenateRereferred to Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2020-01-22SenateRereferred from Judiciary (12-Y 0-N)
2020-01-08SenateMoved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
2020-01-07SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-07SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103794D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1521113.1(n/a)See Bill Text
1521209(n/a)See Bill Text
1521210(n/a)See Bill Text
291345(n/a)See Bill Text
292345(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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