Introduced
: 02/15/2017
Sponsor:
House Rules Committee
Issue Brief
: Enforcement
Summary
: Relates to sport fishing, hunting, or trapping licenses, tags, or permits; relates to penalties for certain sport fishing, hunting, and trapping license violations; relates to restrictions on the issuance of sport fishing, hunting, and trapping licenses; creates violations and amending fines and restitution for certain fish and game offenses; creates an exemption from payment of restitution for certain unlawful takings of big game animals; relates to commercial fishing violations.
Status
: Received do pass as substituted recommendation in House Resources Committee on April 7
Introduced
: 02/15/2017
Sponsor:
House Rules Committee
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Relates to the Izembek State Game Refuge, Cape Newenham State Game Refuge, Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge, Port Moller Critical Habitat Area, Egegik Critical Habitat Area, Pilot Point Critical Habitat Area, Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Area, Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area, and Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area.
Status
: Received do pass recommendation in House Resources Committee on April 8
Introduced
: 04/5/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Dean Westlake
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Requires a nonresident to be accompanied by a guide or resident spouse or relative when hunting certain caribou.
Status
: Introduced on April 5
Introduced:
01/18/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Jay Lawrence
Issue Briefs:
Guns
Summary:
Relates to unlawful discharge of firearms; exempts rat shot or snake shot pellets.
Status:
Failed to pass Senate on April 10
Introduced:
01/20/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Gail Griffin, Member, Arizona Legislators for Wildlife
Issue Briefs:
General,
Apprentice Hunting License,
Enforcement
Summary:
Urges the United States Congress to respect the historic and current use of Arizona's recreational areas by sportsmen and sportswomen, support the time-honored traditions of hunting and angling, and respect the administration of wildlife conservation through the sound science delivered by the Game and Fish Department and science-based policies developed by the Commission.
Status:
To House Committee of the Whole on April 6
Introduced:
03/10/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Steve Lebsock
Issue Briefs:
General; Animal Rights Groups
Summary:
Concerns the voluntary contribution designation that benefits wildlife, and, in connection therewith, changing the nongame and endangered wildlife tax check-off to the Colorado nongame conservation and wildlife restoration tax check-off, providing for the allocation of moneys received through the check-off, creating a grant program that uses moneys contributed through the check-off to finance wildlife rehabilitation efforts, and making an appropriation.
Status:
Passed House (47-18). To the Senate on April 7
Introduced:
04/05/2017
Sponsor:
Representatives Jim Wilson and Jeni Arndt, Co-Chairs, Colorado Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Briefs:
General License; Invasive Species
Summary:
Concerns the parks and wildlife commission's authority to set certain charges assessed on people engaging in activities regulated by the division of parks and wildlife; sets certain hunting, fishing, parks, and recreation fees and fines, creating an aquatic nuisance species sticker and associated fee structure, and requiring reporting by the division of parks and wildlife on fee amounts and the use of division-managed lands by non-consumptive users.
Status:
Introduced and referred to House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock & Natural Resources on April 5
Introduced:
02/28/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Don Coram, Member, Colorado Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Briefs:
General
Summary:
Concerns measures to conserve native species in Colorado; makes appropriations from the species conservation trust fund for purposes recommended by the department of natural resources.
Status:
Passed Senate on Third Reading. To House Committee on Health, Insurance & Environment on April 12
Introduced
: 01/2/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Denley Loge
Issue Brief
: Access to Private Lands
Summary
: Increases the maximum payment a landowner who participates in the hunter management or hunting access enhancement programs may receive.
Status
: To Governor on April 10
Introduced
: 01/2/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Ray Shaw
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Revises waiting period for bighorn sheep licenses; relates to population management licenses; requires reporting; provides a termination date.
Status
: Signed by Governor on April 11
Introduced
: 01/19/2017
Sponsor: Representative Tom Jacobson, Member, Montana Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Revises outfitter assistant laws; revises rulemaking; revises definitions; provides that an emergency means an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action; provides that an assistant may perform that tasks of a guide when a guide's license cannot be readily attained prior to or during the service of a participant due to an emergency; provides that the person may not represent to the public that the person is an outfitter or guide.
Status
: To Governor on April 10
Introduced
: 01/26/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Bradley Maxon Hamlett
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Revises the administration of recreational resource programs; administratively attacking the State Parks and Recreation Board to the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; clarifies departmental and board powers and duties related to start parks and boating, snowmobile, and off-highway vehicle programs; authorizes the hiring of an executive director of state parks and recreation; provides a statutory appropriation; provides rulemaking authority.
Status
: To Governor on April 10
Introduced
: 03/21/2017
Sponsor: Representative Mike Cuffe, Member, Montana Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: Invasive Species
Summary
: Revises laws related to invasive species; relates to appropriations; relates to environmental protection; relates to fish and wildlife; relates to rule making; relates to water.
Status
: Passed 2nd reading in Senate on April 11
Introduced
: 02/22/2017
Sponsor: Representative Steve Gunderson, Member, Montana Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Concerns the resolution urging the delisting of grizzly bears; relates to fish and wildlife.
Status
: Passed Senate and sent to House for concurrence on April 7
Introduced
: 01/2/2017
Sponsor: Senator Mark Blasdel, Member, Montana Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Allows online sale of raffle tickets by non-profit organizations.
Status
: Free Conference Committee report adopted by House on April 10
Introduced
: 01/11/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Keith Regier
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Prohibits the supplemental feeding of wild turkeys; relates to criminal and civil liability; relates to fish and wildlife.
Status
: Passed House and sent to Senate for concurrence on April 11
Introduced
: 01/12/2017
Sponsor: Senator Jedediah Hinkle, Co-Chair, Montana Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General License, College Student Hunting and Angling License
Summary
: Revises hunting license laws; clarifies which hunting licenses are available to certain nonresidents at a discounted price; authorizes nonresident college students, nonresident youth, and nonresident relatives of residents to purchase a nonresident elk-only combination license; authorizes nonresident college students and nonresident youth to purchase a class b-11 nonresident deer combination license; reclassifies the nonresident youth big game combination license as a class b-10 license.
Status
: Scheduled for 3rd reading in House on April 13
Introduced
: 01/30/2017
Sponsor: Senator Mike Lang, Member, Montana Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Prohibits sale of fishing, hunting or trapping licenses for failure to pay child support and other support debt or support obligation; relates to family law; relates to fish and wildlife; relates to state revenue.
Status
: Received recommendation of do pass in House Judiciary Committee on April 7
Introduced
: 02/9/2017
Sponsor: Senator Jennifer Fielder, Member, Montana Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: Right to Hunt and Fish
Summary
: Concerns the constitutional referendum to protect the rights of citizens to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wild fish and wildlife; establishes that hunting, fishing, and trapping is the preferred manner of managing wild fish and wildlife; allows for necessary and proper management and conservation statutes and regulations; maintains that this right does not create a right to trespass on private property or diminution of other private rights.
Status
: 2nd reading in House not concurred as amended on April 12
Introduced
: 03/21/2017
Sponsor: Senator Chas Vincent, Member, Montana Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: Invasive Species
Summary
: Revises laws related to aquatic invasive species; provides revenue sources to prevent and control aquatic invasive species; establishes the aquatic invasive species prevention pass; establishes a hydroelectric facility fee; establishes a fee for hydroelectric-dependent utilities; establishes a fee for certain bicycles; allocates revenue; defines hydroelectric facility; extends rulemaking authority; revises the invasive species trust fund.
Status
: 3rd reading in House scheduled for April 13
Introduced: 0
3/20/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member Justin Watkins, Co-Chair, Nevada Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Public Access to Private Lands
Summary:
Revises provisions governing access to public lands.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining on March 20
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor:
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Revises provisions relating to water guzzlers.
Status:
Order engrossed on April 11
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor:
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Makes various changes relating to the Department of Wildlife.
Status:
Ordered engrossed on April 10
Introduced:
3/27/2017
Sponsor:
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Issue Brief:
Animal Traps
Summary:
Revises provisions governing boating and wildlife.
Status:
Rereferred to Senate Committee on Finance on April 7
Introduced
: 01/17/2017
Sponsor
: Representative Alonzo Baldonado, Member, New Mexico Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: Enforcement
Summary
: Relates to game and fish; provides stricter penalties for major violations in unlawful taking of big game and waste of game.
Status
: Signed by Governor Susana Martinez, Member, Governors Sportsmen's Caucus on April 6
Introduced
: 01/17/2017
Sponsor
: Senator Mimi Stewart
Issue Brief
: Ivory
Summary
: Relates to wildlife; enacts the wildlife trafficking act; provides powers and duties; prohibits certain actions; makes trafficking of animal species threatened with extinction a crime; provides exceptions; prescribes penalties.
Status
: Pocket vetoed by Governor Susana Martinez, Member, Governors Sportsmen's Caucus on April 7
Introduced
: 02/1/2017
Sponsor: Representative Brian Clem, Member Oregon Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Modifies definition of native fish for purposes of salmon and trout enhancement program.
Status
: Public hearing and work session scheduled in House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for April 18
Introduced
: 02/1/2017
Sponsor: Representative Brian Clem, Member Oregon Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Prohibits state agency from restricting or closing access to state lands used for hunting until state agency has notified State Department of Fish and Wildlife and department has posted notice of restriction or closure for at least 30 days on department's website; provides exceptions.
Status
: Public hearing and work session scheduled in House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for April 11
Introduced
: 02/1/2017
Sponsor:
Office of Governor Kate Brown
Issue Brief
: Invasive Species, Enforcement
Summary
: Requires boat operators to drain all standing or captured water before leaving water access site or riparian zone; provides exceptions; punishes by maximum fine of $250; clarifies that requirement to obtain aquatic invasive species prevention permit applies to persons 14 years of age or older if person is operating non-motorized boat; authorizes State Marine Board to combine aquatic invasive species prevention permit with other documents that board issues.
Status
: Work session scheduled in House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on April 13
Introduced
: 02/1/2017
Sponsor: Representative Brad Witt, Co-Chair, Oregon Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: Apprentice Hunting License
Summary
: Expands eligibility to participate in state mentored hunting program.
Status
: Scheduled for 3rd reading in House on April 13
Introduced
: 02/9/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Paul Evans
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt certain requirements related to carcasses of returning hatchery fish; requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct analysis of return rates of hatchery fish and report results to Legislative Assembly.
Status
: Work session scheduled in House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on April 18
Introduced
: 02/9/2017
Sponsor: Representative Ken Helm, Member, Oregon Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: Enforcement
Summary
: Permanently prohibits outfitter and guide who is convicted of violation of wildlife Laws for unlawfully taking wildlife with culpable mental state from applying for or obtaining licenses, tags and permits under wildlife Laws; permanently prohibits outfitter and guide who is convicted of violation of wildlife Laws for unlawfully taking wildlife with culpable mental state from registering as outfitter and guide; applies to violations of wildlife Laws committed on or after effective date of Act.
Status
: Work session scheduled in House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on April 13
Introduced
: 03/1/2017
Sponsor: Representative Mike McLane, Member, Oregon Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: Enforcement
Summary
: Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to implement program to encourage reporting of wildlife law violations.
Status
: Work session scheduled in House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on April 13
Introduced
: 03/1/2017
Sponsor: Representative Ken Helm, Member, Oregon Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Alters state fish and wildlife management policy to expand wildlife management goals to those of protecting, maintaining and restoring indigenous nongame wildlife resources for their intrinsic values, as well as their ecosystem functions and long term benefits.
Status
: Public hearing and work session scheduled in House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources on April 13
Introduced
: 03/30/2017
Sponsor: Representative Bill Kennemer, Member, Oregon Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Requires that state goals for food fish management ensure that certain decisions be made in consideration of and proportionate with revenues generated by recreational and commercial fisheries for State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Status
: Public hearing and work session scheduled in House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources on April 13
Introduced
: 04/3/2017
Sponsor: Representative Sal Esquivel, Co-Chair, Oregon Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Clarifies definition of covered animal species for purposes of wildlife trafficking prevention program; makes conforming changes.
Status
: Public hearing and work session scheduled in House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources on April 13
Introduced
: 02/1/2017
Sponsor: Senator Bill Hansell, Member, Oregon Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: Deer Management
Summary
: Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt pilot program for urban deer population control; requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to report to Legislative Assembly on implementation of pilot program during 2027 regular session; sunsets January 1, 2029.
Status
: Passed Senate on April 6
Introduced
: 03/28/2017
Sponsor: Senator Arnie Roblan, Member, Oregon Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Declares state policy on ocean acidification and hypoxia; establishes Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia; establishes duties of coordinating council; requires coordinating council to submit biennial report to Legislative Assembly and Ocean Policy Advisory Council by a specified date of each even-numbered year on coordinating council's activities and recommendations.
Status
: Public hearing and work session held in Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on April 10
Introduced
: 04/6/2017
Sponsor: Senator Fred Girod, Member, Oregon Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Prohibits use of gillnets and tangle nets for fishing; excludes Indian fishing rights from prohibition; declares emergency, effective on passage.
Status
: Introduced and referred to Senate Rules Committee on April 6
Introduced
: 01/11/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Dick Muri
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Concerns the frequency of Puget Sound action agenda implementation strategy and science work plan updates.
Status
: Passed Senate on April 6
Introduced
: 01/18/2017
Sponsor: Representative Tom Dent, Member, Washington Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Commissions an elk management pilot project that focuses initially on the Colockum elk herd.
Status
: Passed Senate and sent to House for concurrence on April 6
Introduced
: 01/20/2017
Sponsor: Representative Brian Blake, Co-Chair, Washington Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: Access to Private Lands
Summary
: Concerns the development of cooperative agreements to expand recreational access on privately owned lands.
Status
: Amended version passed Senate and sent to House for concurrence on April 11
Introduced
: 01/19/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Jim Honeyford
Issue Brief
: Invasive Species
Summary
: Concerns aquatic invasive species management.
Status
: Referred to House Committee on Appropriations on April 6
Introduced
: 01/25/2017
Sponsor: Senator Phil Fortunato, Co-Chair, Washington Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Concerns expanding the permitted uses of surplus funds from boater education card fees to certain boating safety programs and activities.
Status
: Withdrawn from House Committee on Rules and placed on 2nd reading on April 10
Introduced
: 01/25/2017
Sponsor: Senator Kirk Pearson, Member, Washington Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
: General
Summary
: Initiates proactive steps to address elk hoof disease.
Status
: Passed House on April 10
Introduced
: 01/27/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Jamie Pedersen
Issue Brief
: Guns
Summary
: Relates to background checks for firearms sales or transfers, but only with respect to clarifying that the term firearm does not include flare guns and construction tools; clarifies that the term transfer does not include transfers between an entity and its employee or agents for lawful purposes in the ordinary course of business; defines licensed collector and curio or relic, expanding the family member exemption to include loans and parents-in-law and siblings-in-law; provides exemptions.
Status
: Passed House and sent to Senate for concurrence on April 7
