Delaware House Bill 98 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: Enrolled on April 30 2014 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-04-30 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill amends existing statute by classifying gray foxes, skunks and weasels as game animals to allow the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to establish seasons and regulations for these species. The change is needed to enable the management of these species as is currently allowed for similar species classified as game animals and to legalize the incidental take of these species by licensed trappers pursuing other regulated game animal species. The clarification that the bullfrog is the only frog game animal species is made to reflect current regulated harvest practice and to formally protect other frog species. The reference to Bryant fox squirrel is removed as antiquated nomenclature for the Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger niger) which was not historically and is not currently present in Delaware.

An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Regulations And Prohibitions Concerning Game And Fish.

Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Sen. Robert Venables [D]	Rep. John Atkins [D]	Rep. Timothy Dukes [R]
Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Harvey Kenton [R]	Rep. Harold Peterman [R]
Sen. David Wilson [R]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Sen. Ernesto Lopez [R]

2014-04-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2014-03-27 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 34 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-30	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-04-30	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 15 YES 4 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-04-29	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
2014-04-09	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2014-04-01	Senate	Assigned to Natural Resources & Environmental Control Committee in Senate
2014-03-27	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 34 YES 2 NO 1 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2013-05-01	House	Reported Out of Committee (NATURAL RESOURCES) in House with 4 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
2013-04-30	House	Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/6d7d74a39ed04b0a85257b4f004e2b30?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+98/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/e6853bbbabdb971d85257ca80075802b?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/70f04e9940842f0485257cca0071771b?OpenDocument