VA SB774 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Big game hunting; guaranteed kills prohibited; penalty. Prohibits offering for sale, selling, offering to purchase, or purchasing a hunt guaranteeing the killing of a deer, bear, or wild turkey. The bill does not prevent a landowner from leasing land for hunting. A violation is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor; when the aggregate of such sales or purchases, or any combination thereof, by any person totals $500 or more during any 90-day period, such violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony.

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Title

Big game hunting; guaranteed kills prohibited, penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631)
2020-04-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 631 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-10 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-10SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
2020-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-27SenateSigned by President
2020-02-27SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB774ER)
2020-02-27SenateEnrolled
2020-02-24HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24HouseRead third time
2020-02-21HouseRead second time
2020-02-19HouseReported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-13HouseAssigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
2020-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-02-13HouseRead first time
2020-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-01-23SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-01-22SenateEngrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB774S1
2020-01-22SenateSubstitute by Senator Chafin agreed to 20106173D-S1
2020-01-22SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-01-22SenateCommittee amendment rejected
2020-01-22SenateRead second time
2020-01-22SenateFloor substitute printed 20106173D-S1 (Chafin)
2020-01-21SenatePassed by for the day
2020-01-20SenatePassed by for the day
2020-01-17SenatePassed by for the day
2020-01-16SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-01-14SenateReported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2020-01-08SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2020-01-08SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104094D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
291521(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB774
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB774+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB774S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB774ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0631+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S01V0007+SB0774
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0057SB0774+SB0774
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0126SB0774+SB0774
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0103V0045+SB0774
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H01V0244+SB0774
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1316+SB0774

Bill Comments

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