Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This bill modifies the punishment for mistaken kills while hunting if reported promptly.
Title: In enforcement, further providing for powers and duties of enforcement officers and for suspension of privileges pending payment of penalties; in hunting and furtaking, further providing for killing game or wildlife by mistake; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for period of revocation.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in enforcement, further providing for powers and duties of enforcement officers and for suspension of privileges pending payment of penalties; in hunting and furtaking, further providing for killing game or wildlife by mistake; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for period of revocation.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Act No. 3
Last Action Date: February 15, 2018
Link: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=359
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14 sponsors: Harold English (R); William Kortz (D); Peter Schweyer (D); Daniel McNeill (D); Robert Godshall (R); David Millard (R); Rich Irvin (R); Harry Readshaw (D); Stanley Saylor (R); Anthony DeLuca (D); Dominic Costa (D); Jeff Wheeland (R); Mark Gillen (R); Matthew Gabler (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 15, 2018 | Act No. 3 |
| House | Feb 15, 2018 | Approved by the Governor |
| House | Feb 6, 2018 | Signed in Senate |
| House | Feb 6, 2018 | Presented to the Governor |
| House | Feb 5, 2018 | Re-reported on concurrence, as committed |
| House | Feb 5, 2018 | Signed in House |
| House | Feb 5, 2018 | House concurred in Senate amendments (194-0) |
| House | Feb 5, 2018 | Referred to RULES |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2018 | Third consideration and final passage (50-0) |
| House | Jan 30, 2018 | In the House |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2018 | Re-reported as committed |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2018 | Second consideration, with amendments |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2018 | Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS |
| Senate | Dec 13, 2017 | First consideration |
| Senate | Dec 13, 2017 | Reported as amended |
| Senate | Jun 22, 2017 | Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES |
| House | Jun 21, 2017 | Re-reported as committed |
| Senate | Jun 21, 2017 | In the Senate |
| House | Jun 21, 2017 | Third consideration and final passage (192-0) |
| House | Jun 20, 2017 | Re-reported as committed |
| House | Jun 20, 2017 | Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS |
| House | Jun 20, 2017 | Second consideration |
| House | Jun 14, 2017 | Re-committed to RULES |
| House | Jun 14, 2017 | First consideration |
| House | Jun 14, 2017 | Reported as committed |
| House | Feb 7, 2017 | Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES |
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | not available | state bill text | bill text |
| Amended | not available | state bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
There have not been any votes on this bill