PA Bill Number: SB262
Title: In actions, proceedings and other matters generally, providing for extreme risk protection orders.
Description: In actions, proceedings and other matters generally, providing for extreme risk protection orders. ...
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: Feb 20, 2025
Proposed Pennsylvania House Legislation HB602
This legislation would legalize the use of tracking dogs to find wounded or harvested deer.
Legislation Overview
Title: In hunting and furtaking, further providing for the offense of dogs pursuing, injuring or killing big game.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for the offense of dogs pursuing, injuring or killing big game.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES
Last Action Date: May 15, 2017
Link: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=602
Sponsors
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18 sponsors: Barry Jozwiak (R); Kristin Phillips-Hill (R); Judith Ward (R); Robert James (R); Gary Day (R); Dominic Costa (D); Keith Gillespie (R); Michael Peifer (R); Craig Staats (R); Harry Readshaw (D); Bryan Cutler (R); Matthew Baker (R); David Maloney (R); Jack Rader (R); Matthew Gabler (R); David Zimmerman (R); Kerry Benninghoff (R); William Kortz (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 15, 2017 | Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES |
| House | May 10, 2017 | Re-reported as committed |
| Senate | May 10, 2017 | In the Senate |
| House | May 10, 2017 | Third consideration and final passage (196-0) |
| House | May 9, 2017 | Second consideration |
| House | May 9, 2017 | Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS |
| House | May 8, 2017 | Removed from table |
| House | Apr 26, 2017 | Reported as committed |
| House | Apr 26, 2017 | Laid on the table |
| House | Apr 26, 2017 | First consideration |
| House | Feb 23, 2017 | Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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