The cumulative preference system for issuing Class A bear hunting licenses. (FE)

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill allows a person of any age to apply for a preference point under the cumulative preference system for issuing Class A bear hunting licenses.

Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources issues a Class A bear hunting license, which allows the license holder to shoot, shoot at, take, catch, or kill a bear or pursue, with or without the use of dogs, a bear for the purpose of shooting, shooting at, taking, catching, or killing the bear. Under current law, if the number of applicants for the license exceeds the number of licenses available, DNR administers a cumulative preference system for issuing Class A bear licenses. Under the system, an applicant may apply for a license or may apply for only a preference point if he or she is not seeking a license for the upcoming bear hunting season. DNR gives a preference point to each person who applies for a preference point and to each person who applies for a license but who is not selected. The more preference points an applicant has, the higher priority he or she is given in issuing the licenses.

Who's behind it

7 senators are its authors⁠. All 7 are Republicans.

16 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DNR