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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 29

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: prohibiting contests for killing wild animals and providing a penalty. (FE)

Amusement Animal

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits the organization of and participation in contests for killing

wild animals. “Contest” is defined as an organized or sponsored competition with the

objective of taking, capturing, or killing a wild animal for entertainment or for the

chance to win designated prizes. “Contest” does not include a lawful fishing

tournament. The bill prohibits a person from doing any of the following: 1)

organizing, conducting, or sponsoring a contest; 2) providing a venue for a contest;

and 3) participating in a contest. A violation of these prohibitions is punishable by

a forfeiture.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Taylor (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

3 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Hansen (D) , Risser (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 22, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Doyle, Stubbs, Pope, Subeck, Sargent and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Hansen and Carpenter

  2. Feb 22, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage

  3. Feb 28, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Doyle withdrawn as a coauthor

  4. Mar 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative C. Taylor

  6. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1