Virginia House Bill 45

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Introduced on December 26 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-18 - Left in Committee Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Department of Wildlife Resources; free or partially discounted fees to hunt, fish, and trap; reimbursement. Requires the Department of Wildlife Resources to maintain an annual accounting of revenue that would have been received by the Department from license exemptions or free or partially discounted fees to hunt, fish, or trap that are established by the General Assembly on or after July 1, 2026, and to submit such accounting to the Department of Accounts by August 1 of each year. The bill requires the Department of Accounts to pay the actual amount of such revenue within 30 days into the Game Protection Fund and also allows the accounting required by the bill and any other records relating to such accounting to be subject to audit by the State Comptroller.

Fees to hunt, fish, and trap; free or partially discounted, reimbursement.

Del. Hyland Fowler [R]	Del. Mike Cherry [R]	Del. Tim Griffin [R]	Del. Terry Kilgore [R]
Del. Ellen McLaughlin [R]	Sen. Luther Cifers [R]

2026-02-11 - House - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - House - Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-18	House	Left in Committee Appropriations
2026-02-11	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
2026-02-04	House	Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2026-02-04	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2026-02-02	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB45)
2026-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)
2026-01-19	House	Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
2025-12-26	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2025-12-26	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103106D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB45
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB45/text/HB45
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1107562.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB45/20261/H01001V2610825
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB45/20261/H01V2611695
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB45/20261/H02001V2612726