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 Senate Legislation SB135
Legalizes the use of dogs to track wounded wild game, including deer.
Legislation Overview
Title: In hunting and furtaking, further providing for 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 dogs pursuing, injuring or killing big game.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Act No. 11
Last Action Date: March 26, 2018
Link: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=135
Sponsors
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9 sponsors: Mario Scavello (R); Guy Reschenthaler (R); Camera Bartolotta (R); Randy Vulakovich (R); Michael Folmer (R); Donald White (R); Daniel Laughlin (R); John Rafferty (R); James Brewster (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 26, 2018 | Approved by the Governor |
| House | Mar 26, 2018 | Act No. 11 |
| House | Mar 19, 2018 | Presented to the Governor |
| House | Mar 19, 2018 | Signed in Senate |
| House | Mar 13, 2018 | Signed in House |
| House | Mar 12, 2018 | Re-reported as committed |
| House | Mar 12, 2018 | Third consideration and final passage (187-0) |
| House | Feb 6, 2018 | Second consideration |
| House | Feb 6, 2018 | Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS |
| House | Feb 5, 2018 | Removed from table |
| House | Jan 23, 2018 | Laid on the table |
| House | Jan 23, 2018 | Reported as committed |
| House | Jan 23, 2018 | First consideration |
| House | Sep 21, 2017 | Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES |
| House | Sep 18, 2017 | In the House |
| Senate | Sep 18, 2017 | Third consideration and final passage (48-0) |
| Senate | Jul 26, 2017 | Removed from table |
| Senate | Jul 26, 2017 | Laid on the table |
| Senate | Jul 17, 2017 | Second consideration |
| Senate | Jun 27, 2017 | Reported as committed |
| Senate | Jun 27, 2017 | First consideration |
| Senate | Jan 20, 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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