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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 886

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Relating to: deer carcass disposal sites, chronic wasting disease education, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Animal — Disease Hunting Natural resources department of — Hunting and fishing

  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 requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide large metal

containers where hunters may dispose of deer carcasses, to be placed in locations

throughout the state as determined by DNR. The bill provides in the 2023-25 fiscal

biennium $2,000,000 for the carcass disposal sites. The bill also provides in the

2023-25 fiscal biennium $100,000 for DNR to provide education to hunters about

chronic wasting disease and the importance of proper carcass disposal.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D)

7 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Taylor (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 2, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Shankland, Considine, Emerson, Jacobson, Joers, Madison, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Ratcliff and Shelton; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Spreitzer, Hesselbein, Roys, Taylor and Agard

  2. Jan 2, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage

  3. Jan 3, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 11, 2024 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1