Special hunting and fishing licenses for disabled veterans; 50 percent disabled. (HB1839)

Introduced By

Del. Scott Wyatt (R-Mechanicsville) with support from co-patrons Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), and Del. John McGuire (R-Glen Allen)

Progress

✓	Introduced
☐	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Special hunting and fishing license for disabled veterans; 50 percent disabled. Authorizes any resident veteran who has a service-connected disability of 50 percent or more to receive at no cost from the Department of Wildlife Resources a lifetime license to hunt and freshwater fish. Current law authorizes the provision of such license at no cost to a veteran who is totally and permanently disabled and at half-cost to a veteran who is 70 percent disabled. Read the Bill »

Status

01/07/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee

History

Date	Action
01/07/2021	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101677D
01/07/2021	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources