Airbow hunting; authorized to hunt deer & small game when hunter is licensed to hunt w/bow & arrow. (HB1393)
Introduced By
Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patron Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston)
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
Arrowgun hunting; license. Authorizes the use of an arrowgun, a pneumatic-powered air gun, for hunting and allows certain disabled hunters to obtain an archery license for hunting with an arrowgun. This bill is identical to SB 859. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/15/2018 | Committee |
01/15/2018 | Presented and ordered printed 18104641D |
01/15/2018 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/25/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1393) |
01/29/2018 | Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2 |
01/31/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 1-N) |
01/31/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 1-N) |
02/07/2018 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2018 | Read first time |
02/12/2018 | Floor substitute printed 18107035D-H1 (Knight) |
02/12/2018 | Read second time |
02/12/2018 | Committee amendments from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources rejected |
02/12/2018 | Substitute by Delegate Knight agreed to 18107035D-H1 |
02/12/2018 | Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1393H1 |
02/13/2018 | Read third time and passed House (87-Y 13-N) |
02/13/2018 | VOTE: PASSAGE (87-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/14/2018 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
02/21/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1393H1) |
03/01/2018 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (8-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2018 | Read third time |
03/06/2018 | Passed Senate (35-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2018 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2018 | Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
03/08/2018 | Enrolled |
03/08/2018 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1393ER) |
03/08/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1393ER) |
03/08/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
03/10/2018 | Signed by President |
03/16/2018 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 16, 2018 |
03/16/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018 |
03/30/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective 7/1/18) |
03/30/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557) |
Comments
I hunt with a crossbow. I really don’t see much of a difference between the airbow and the crossbow. The airbow should be legal for the archery season in Virginia.
The Airbow helps with the hunter to be more efficient in harvesting an animal of his or her choice during what ever the hunting season is. It is another tool in the hunters tool bag to help harvest an animal with more accuracy and comfortableness that a hunter knows. The Airbow is a platform that the average hunter is familiar with unlike a compound bow or crossbow that is bulky and restricts the person from taking a spot on ethical shot in certain situations. Once you have fired an Airbow you will see the simplicity of it and how you can make a more accurate shot to harvest the animal of choice. In return for the simplicity of the Airbow there are less wounded animals to run off and die wasted from lack of shot placement. Thanks for reading this and hope it makes a difference in the thought processes of legalizing for every hunter with a hunting bow license.