Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Administrator On July 1, Governor Tom Wolf, a Member of the bipartisan Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus, signed HB 1188 into law. The Governor’s approval of the bill, which was supported by many members of the bipartisan and bicameral Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, follows strong bipartisan votes…
July 1, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Building off of the Senate’s recent passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) led the effort to secure House passage of the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) as part of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act.
An article by John Culclasure published in Covey Rise.
On June 25, the House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing on a number of bills including H.R. 2264, the Bear Protection Act of 2019, and H.R. 1776, the Captive Primate Safety Act. Prior to the hearing, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a statement for the record to the Natural Resources Committee in…
Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator On June 25, the Georgia House of Representatives concurred with the Senate version of House Bill 998 that passed on June 23. Sponsored by Georgia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) Member Representative Trey Rhodes, the legislation would extend the sunset date for the use of air guns until July 1,…
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States & States Program Administrator On June 24, House Bill 808 (HB 808), legislation that would grant the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) the regulatory authority to set license, permit, and tag fees, received an affirmative concurrence vote (157-44-1) in the House of Representatives. HB 808 is co-sponsored…