Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Opening up Sunday hunting.
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-referred to Appropriations
Last Action Date: June 25, 2025
Link: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb67
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3 sponsors: Daniel Laughlin (R); Sharif Street (D); James Andrew Malone (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 25, 2025 | Second consideration |
| Senate | Jun 25, 2025 | Re-referred to Appropriations |
| Senate | Jun 24, 2025 | Reported as amended |
| Senate | Jun 24, 2025 | First consideration |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2025 | Referred to Game & Fisheries |
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | not available | state bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | Absent | Passed | Rating | Comments | |
| Senate Game And Fisheries: Reported as Amended | 06/24/2025 | 6 | 5 | 0 | Yes | |||
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