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Proposed Pennsylvania House Legislation HB1431

Legislation Overview

Title: In Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for organization of commission; in game or wildlife protection, further providing for regulations, for report to commission officer, for surrender of carcass to commission officer and for unlawful activities; and, in hunting and furtaking, repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, further providing for unlawful devices and methods and for the offense of trespass on private property while hunting and repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday without written permission.

Subject:

Description: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for organization of commission; in game or wildlife protection, further providing for regulations, for report to commission officer, for surrender of carcass to commission officer and for unlawful activities; and, in hunting and furtaking, repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, further providing for unlawful devices and methods and for the offense of trespass on private property while hunting and repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday without written permission.

Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

Last Action: Re-committed to RULES

Last Action Date: June 3, 2025

Link: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2025&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1431

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

8 sponsors: Mandy Steele (D); Elizabeth Fiedler (D); Benjamin Waxman (D); Arvind Venkat (D); Nancy Guenst (D); Tarah Probst (D); Craig Staats (R); James Haddock (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Jun 3, 2025	Reported as committed
House	Jun 3, 2025	First consideration
House	Jun 3, 2025	Re-committed to RULES
House	May 8, 2025	Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Introduced	not available	state bill text	bill text

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	Absent	Passed	Rating	Comments
House Game And Fisheries: Report Bill As Committed	06/3/2025	18	8	0	Yes
Banta, Jacob (R ) Nay Cook, Bud (R ) Nay Davanzo, Eric (R ) Nay Guenst, Nancy (D ) Yea Haddock, Jim (D ) Yea Hohenstein, Joseph (D ) Yea Kazeem, Carol (D ) Yea Kerwin, Joseph (R ) Yea Kulik, Anita (D ) Yea Kuzma, Andrew (R ) Nay Labs, Shelby (R ) Yea Maloney, David (R ) Nay Merski, Robert (D ) Yea Smith, Brian (R ) Nay Steele, Mandy (D ) Yea Wentling, Parke (R ) Yea Young, Regina (D ) Yea
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