Bill Title: Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that blind or disabled residents may fish with commercial fishing devices without holding a sports fishing license. Provides that veterans who, according to the determination of the federal Veterans' Administration as certified by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, are at least 10% disabled with service-related disabilities or in receipt of total disability pensions may fish with commercial fishing devices without holding a sports fishing license during those periods of the year that it is lawful to fish with commercial fishing devices, if the respective disabilities do not prevent them from fishing in a manner that is safe to themselves and others.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0898 [HB4277 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2014-05-20	57	0	2	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2014-03-04	112	0	0	2	114	Passed	Link	View