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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 30

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

Amusement Animal Appeals court — Judge

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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: Carpenter (D) , Hansen (D) , Risser (D)

7 cosponsors

C. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 8, 2019 · Senate

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

  2. Feb 8, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry

  3. Feb 19, 2019 · Senate

    Senator Larson added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 26, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 28, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Doyle withdrawn as a cosponsor

  6. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1