Hunter education program; establishes a full-time position for each administrative region in DGIF. (HB538)
Introduced By
Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Hunter education program. Eliminates the six full-time hunter education positions within the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The bill provides instead that the Department will administratively support the statewide delivery of the hunter education course. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2012 | Committee |
| 01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101734D |
| 01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/18/2012 | Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources |
| 01/25/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 01/25/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB538) |
| 02/01/2012 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2012 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2012 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/06/2012 | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) |
| 02/06/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/07/2012 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 02/16/2012 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (13-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2012 | Read third time |
| 02/21/2012 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/21/2012 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/21/2012 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/22/2012 | Read third time |
| 02/22/2012 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/22/2012 | Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/24/2012 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/01/2012 | Enrolled |
| 03/01/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB538ER) |
| 03/01/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB538ER) |
| 03/01/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/03/2012 | Signed by President |
| 04/09/2012 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
| 04/17/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
| 04/18/2012 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) |
| 04/18/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/18/2012 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/18/2012 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
| 04/18/2012 | Reenrolled |
| 04/18/2012 | Reenrolled bill text (HB538ER2) |
| 04/18/2012 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
| 04/18/2012 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
| 04/18/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0763) |
| 04/18/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 763 (effective 7/1/12) |
Comments
As a hunter educator for VDGIF, I think this will complicate our customer service and program delivery, especially for the western half of the state.