Introduced:
02/15/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Trevor Drown
Issue Brief: Public
Access to Private Lands
Summary:
Concerns private real property rights; protects natural resources, agricultural resources, and historical artifacts; deters criminal activity on a person's real property; concerns the offense of criminal trespass.
Status:
Amended on Senate floor on March 22
Introduced:
02/27/2017
Sponsor: Representative Marcus Richmond, Member, Arkansas Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Substandard Kennels
Summary:
Creates the protection for dog owners act; defines deceptive trade practices for dog sales; creates the professional and direct-sell dog breeder act; requires registration of dog breeders; establishes standards for dog breeder businesses
Status:
Withdrawn by Author on March 21
Introduced:
03/06/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Kim Hammer
Issue Brief:
Resources for Managing Feral Swine
Summary:
Creates the feral hog eradication task force.
Status:
Passed House and referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development on March 20
Introduced:
03/06/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Bob Johnson
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Provides fishing licensure flexibility for individuals with mental disabilities.
Status:
From House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development: Do Pass on March 15
Introduced:
03/02/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Terry Rice
Issue Brief:
Feral Hogs
Summary:
Protects private property owners and lessees who capture a feral hog on private property.
Status:
To Governor on March 22
Introduced:
02/08/2017
Sponsor:
Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer
Issue Brief:
Licenses (General)
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that except as provided in the Code, it is unlawful to have in his or her possession the green hides of fur bearing mammals without a valid hunting or trapping license; provides that the annual fee for each resident fur buyer's permit shall be a specified amount; provides that all fur Buyers and non-resident auction participants shall maintain records of the receipt, collection, purchase, and sale of green hides of fur-bearing mammals; provides that a record of each.
Status:
From House Committee on Agriculture and Conservation: Approved for consideration - Amendment No. 1 on March 22
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Representative Jerry Costello, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Crossbows
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that any person may use a crossbow to take wildlife during the appropriate archery season; repeals crossbow provisions limiting the use of crossbows to specified conditions, together with a related definition.
Status:
From House Committee on Rules: Recommended be adopted. Amendment No. 2 on March 21
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Avery Bourne
Issue Brief:
Licenses (General)
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; defines hunting license as an electronic or physical license authorizing the person to take a certain type of animal during a specified period of time.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Assignments on March 17
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Thomas Bennett
Issue Brief:
Conservation Tax Incentives, General
Summary:
Creates the Natural Areas Stewardship Act; creates the Land Conservation and Stewardship Grant Program to make grants to conservation land trusts to steward lands identified in the Natural Area Inventory, lands designated as a buffer area, lands designated as a nature preserve, or lands registered as an Land and Water Reserve; establishes the duties of the Department of Natural Resources in carrying out the provisions of the Act.
Status:
From House Committee on Rules: Referred to House Appropriations - General Services Committee Amendment No. 2. on March 21
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Katie Stuart
Issue Brief:
Licenses (General)
Summary:
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code and the Wildlife Code; provides that the respective fees for resident fishing, combination sportsmen, and hunting licenses are waived for current and retired State, municipal, and local law enforcement officers
Status:
In House. Placed on Calendar Order second Reading on March 22
Introduced:
01/30/2017
Sponsor: Senator Neil Anderson, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to trap or to hunt with gun, dog, dog and gun, or bow and arrow, gray fox, red fox, raccoon, weasel, mink, muskrat, badger, bobcat, and opossum except during the open season which will be set annually by the Director to start at specified dates and times.
Status:
Re-referred to Assignments Committee on March 17
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Senator Neil Anderson, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Guns (General), Hunter Education
Summary:
Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; amends various Acts to make conforming changes.
Status:
Re-referred to Assignments Committee on March 17
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Senator Neil Anderson, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Crossbows
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that any person may use a crossbow to take any animal during the appropriate archery season.
Status:
In Senate. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established as April 7, 2017
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Senator Neil Anderson, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Licenses (General)
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides in various provisions an exemption to carry a firearm on Department of Natural Resources property in accordance with the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
Status:
Re-referred to Assignments Committee on March 17
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Julie Morrison
Issue Brief:
Firearms Preemption
Summary:
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; provides that the regulation of the possession or ownership of dangerous and unusual weapons are exclusive Powers of the State and any ordinance or regulation that purports to regulate the possession or ownership of a dangerous and unusual weapon in a manner inconsistent with the Act shall be invalid; defines dangerous and unusual weapon.
Status:
In Senate. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established as April 7, 2017
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Dale Fowler
Issue Brief:
Licenses (General), Angling Access, Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that the Director of the Department of Natural Resources shall establish an open season for the taking of deer with shogun, handgun, or muzzleloading rifle which shall be at least 10 consecutive days.
Status:
Re-referred to Assignments Committee on March 17
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor: Senator Chapin Rose, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Guns (General), Hunter Education
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that a person may supplementally feed deer with items otherwise prohibited by the Code when not in active deer hunting season which shall be implemented by the Department of Natural Resources by rule.
Status:
In Senate. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established as April 7, 2017
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Kyle McCarter
Issue Brief:
Firearms Preemption
Summary:
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; provides that the regulation of the possession or ownership of a rifle or shotgun are exclusive Powers and functions of this State; provides that any ordinance or regulation, or portion of that ordinance or regulation, that purports to regulate the possession or ownership of any rifle or shotgun in a manner that is inconsistent with this Act, shall be invalid
.
Status:
Re-referred to Assignments Committee on March 17
Introduced:
02/28/2017
Sponsor:
House Natural Resources Committee
Issue Brief:
White-tailed Deer Management - Hunting as a Preferred Management Tool
Summary:
Relates to the use of a straight wall cartridge rifle to hunt deer; includes penalties.
Status:
From Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment: Do Pass on March 21
Introduced:
03/09/2017
Sponsor:
House Natural Resources Committee
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Increases certain fees and reallocates certain revenues related to hunting, fishing, and fur harvesting; includes effective date provisions.
Status:
In House Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee assignments; Sieck, Chair, Prichard, Windschitl on March 21
Introduced:
03/20/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Bobby Kaufman
Issue Brief:
American System of Conservation Funding, Conservation Sales Tax
Summary:
Relates to water quality; increases the sales and use tax rates; amends the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund; establishes transfers to the fund; reduces the individual income tax rates; creates a water service excise tax and related sales tax exemption; establishes transfers of the excise tax revenues; amends the wastewater treatment financial assistance program; makes appropriations; includes effective date and other applicability provisions.
Status:
To House Committee on Ways and Means on March 20
Introduced:
02/15/2017
Sponsor:
Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Issue Brief:
Fishing Tournaments
Summary:
Relates to bass fishing in the state.
Status:
From House Committee on Natural Resources: Do Pass on March 22
Introduced:
03/20/17
Sponsor
: Senator Barrow Peacock
Issue Brief:
Outdoor Sporting Goods Tax Holiday
Summary:
Provides for items eligible for the 2nd Amendment Sale Tax Holiday.
Status
: Prefiled to Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs on March 20
Introduced:
03/21/2017
Sponsor:
Representative John Bizon
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Provides for waiver of recreational passport fees in vehicle code for totally disabled veterans without special registration plates.
Status:
To House Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs on March 21
Introduced:
02/15/17
Sponsor: Representative John Proos, Member, Michigan Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Invasive Species
Summary:
Supports the recommendations of the Chicago Area Waterway System Advisory Committee to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.
Status:
To House Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation on March 23
Introduced:
03/22/2017
Sponsor: Senator Steve Bieda, Member, Michigan Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Budget Bill
Summary:
Opposes slashing federal funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Government Operations on March 22
Introduced:
03/15/17
Sponsor: Senator Rick Jones, Member, Michigan Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Invasive Species
Summary:
Supports the Attorney General's opposition to federal legislation that would weaken federal and state ballast water laws.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Natural Resources on March 15
Introduced:
0
2/15/17
Sponsor:
Representative Joshua Heintzeman
Issue Brief:
Budget Bill
Summary:
Relates to natural resources; appropriates money from environment and natural resources trust fund; modifies requirements for receipt of fund money.
Status:
Rereferred to House Committee on Ways and Means on March 20
Introduced:
0
2/10/17
Sponsor:
Senator Carrie Ruud
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to natural resources; modifies off-highway vehicle provisions; modifies invasive species provisions; modifies provisions to take, possess, and transport wildlife; modifies blaze orange hunting requirements to allow blaze pink.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance on March 17
Introduced:
02/23/17
Sponsor:
Senator Justin Eichorn
Issue Brief:
Enforcement
Summary:
Relates to natural resources; modifies enforcement and penalty provisions; provides criminal penalties.
Status:
Rereferred to Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance on March 20
Introduced:
01/12/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Mike Hilgers
Issue Brief:
Guns (General), Firearms Preemption
Summary:
Prohibits certain regulations of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories by counties, cities, and villages as prescribed.
Status:
From Legislative Committee on Government, Military and Veterans Affairs: Placed on General File as Amended on March 17
Introduced:
01/18/2017
Sponsor: Senator Paul Schumacher, Member, Nebraska Legislative Sportsmen's Forum
Issue Brief:
Knife Preemption
Summary:
Defines the term knife for certain provisions of the criminal code.
Status:
From Legislative Committee on Judiciary: Placed on General File on March 20
Introduced:
01/18/2017
Sponsor:
Natural Resources Committee
Issue Brief:
Interstate Wildlife Violators Compact
Summary:
Adopted the Interstate Wildlife Violators Compact.
Status:
Placed on Select File as amended on March 23
Introduced:
01/09/17
Sponsor: Representative Todd Porter, Co-Chair, North Dakota Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Apprentice Hunting License
Summary:
Relates to youth hunting and the protection of Bald Eagles.
Status:
Passed Senate. To House for concurrence on March 23
Introduced:
01/2317
Sponsor:
Senator Shawn Vedaa
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to identification of fishhouses and coyote snares.
Status:
Passed House. To Senate for concurrence on March 16
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor: Representative John Enns, Member, Oklahoma Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Exotic
Invasive Species
Summary:
Relates to agriculture; relates to wildlife services; updates agency name; includes feral swine in wildlife damage management; specifies management shall include damage to resources; provides collected parts or byproducts of commercial value shall be sold; specifies type of firearm certain agents authorized to carry; requires background check and training; provides an effective date.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Agriculture and Wildlife on March 20
Introduced:
02/06/17
Sponsor
: Representative Sean Roberts
Issue Brief:
Exotic Invasive Species
Summary:
Relates to game and fish; relates to removal of feral swine; exempts persons who remove feral swine from the requirement to obtain a license; amends definition; makes technical corrections; relates to Feral Swine Control Act; provides an effective date.
Status
: Pass House, to Senate on March 22
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor:
Representative John Paul Jordan
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to tags for bears; provides that certain persons shall not be required to attach a tag to a killed bear and shall not be required to purchase a tag for a bear.
Status: Passed House, to Senate on March 22
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Jeff Coody
Issue Brief:
Firearms Preemption
Summary:
Relates to firearms; relates to the Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971; clarifies preemption provision and certain mandate; modifies requirements for persons filing civil actions; provides for reasonable expenses under certain circumstances; relates to firearm and ammunition components.
Status:
Passed House, to Senate on March 20
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor: Senator Josh Brecheen, Member, Oklahoma Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Hunter Recruitment, Retention, Reactivation
Summary:
Relates to hunting; relates to hunting licenses; creates youth-family-of-resident licenses for certain nonresidents; provides an effective date.
Status:
Passed Senate, to House on March 21
Introduced:
02/16/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Trent Ashby, Member, Texas Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Relates to fee waivers for certain hunting and fishing licenses for volunteer firefighters
Status
: To House Committee On Culture, Recreation, And Tourism on March 13
Introduced:
03/09/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Mark Keough
Issue Brief:
Resources for Managing Feral Swine
Summary:
Relates to the taking of certain feral hogs and coyotes using a hot air balloon.
Status:
Introduced on March 9
Introduced:
01/10/17
Sponsor: Representative Ryan Guillen, Member, Texas Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Dedicated Sales Tax on Outdoor Gear
Summary:
Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of the state sales and use tax on sporting goods.
Status:
To House Committee on Appropriations on March 20
Introduced:
03/08/2017
Sponsor: Senator Craig Estes, Member, Texas Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Range Protection
Summary:
Relates to the liability of a sport shooting range.
Status:
To Senate Committee on State Affairs on March 20
Introduced:
03/08/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Kirk Watson
Issue Brief:
Resources for Managing Feral Swine
Summary:
Relates to the study and approval of lethal pesticides for feral hog control.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs on March 20
Introduced: 0
3/09/17
Sponsor:
Senator Juan Chuy Hinojosa
Issue Brief:
Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Management
Summary:
Encourages Congress to pass legislation allowing the state to manage the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery out to 200 nautical miles.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs on March 21
Introduced:
02/06/17
Sponsor:
Representative Adam Jarchow
Issue Brief:
Chronic Wasting Disease
Summary:
Relates to rules that prohibit feeding deer in certain counties.
Status:
Public hearing held on March 15
Introduced:
02/06/17
Sponsor: Representative Joel Kleefisch, Co-Chair, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Relates to an exemption for resident disabled veterans and for recipients of the purple heart medal from the cumulative preference system for issuing wild turkey hunting licenses and tags.
Status:
Public hearing held on March 15
Introduced:
03/20/17
Sponsor: Representative
Mary Felzkowski
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to regulation of aquaculture and fish farms; relates to providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; grants rule-making authority.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage on March 20
Introduced:
03/07/17
Sponsor: Senator Terry Moulton, Co-Chair, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to regulation of aquaculture and fish farms; provides an exemption from emergency rule procedures; grants rule-making authority.
Status:
In Senate. Amendment No. 1 offered on March 21