VA SB263 | 2008 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 263 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2008 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-27 - House: Tabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote

Summary

Retrieving hunting dogs. Requires the revocation of the hunting license for the current and the next hunting seasons and allows the forfeiture of the firearm or bow and arrow of any person who is convicted of carrying such weapons and hunting on another person's property while he is retrieving his hunting dogs, which will be a Class 2 misdemeanor. In addition refusal to identify oneself when requested by the landowner to do so is raised from a Class 4 to a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Title

Hunting dogs; carrying weapons on another person's property to retrieve prohibited.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-02-27		House: Tabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
2008-02-12		House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2008-02-12		House: Read first time
2008-02-12		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-05		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-05		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
2008-02-04		Senate: Printed as engrossed 083911220-E
2008-02-04		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB263E
2008-02-04		Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
2008-02-04		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2008-02-04		Senate: Read second time
2008-02-01		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2008-01-30		Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 1-N)
2008-01-10		Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2008-01-08		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-08		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083911220