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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 1030

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Relating to: the regulation of deer hunting in the northern forest zone.

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill imposes certain restrictions on the Department of Natural Resources's

regulation of deer hunting in the northern forest zone deer management area.

Specifically, the bill prohibits DNR from establishing an open season for hunting

deer in the northern forest zone during which only the hunting of antlerless deer is

authorized. In addition, the bill prohibits DNR from issuing authorizations to kill

antlerless deer in the northern forest zone.

The bill prohibits DNR from issuing to a person more than one authorization

to kill an antlered deer in the northern forest zone during either an open season for

hunting deer with a muzzle-loading firearm or an open season for hunting deer with

a firearm. However, the bill provides that if a person is issued such an authorization

but does not use it for the season for which it was issued, the person may use it during

the other season.

Similarly, the bill prohibits DNR from issuing a person more than one

authorization to kill an antlered deer in the northern forest zone during either an

open season for hunting deer with a bow and arrow or an open season for hunting

deer with a crossbow. If a person is issued such an authorization but does not use

it during the season for which it was issued, the person may use it during the other

season.

The bill sunsets these restrictions after four years.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bodden (R) , Callahan (R) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , O'Connor (R) , Sapik (R) , Summerfield (R) , Swearingen (R)

3 cosponsors

Felzkowski (R) , Quinn (R) , Testin (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 9, Noes 3

Passed 9–3 Feb 14, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 7, Noes 5

Passed 7–5 Feb 14, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 11, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 30, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Green, Sapik, Swearingen, Callahan, Bodden, Edming, O'Connor and Summerfield; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Felzkowski and Testin

  2. Jan 30, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage

  3. Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 9, 2024 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green

  5. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 9, Noes 3

  7. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 7, Noes 5

  8. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:54 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28

  10. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  11. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Feb 23, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Feb 26, 2024 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  18. Feb 26, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  20. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  24. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Mar 12, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Mar 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-14-2024

  28. Mar 26, 2024 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024

  29. Mar 29, 2024 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024

  30. May 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  31. May 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82