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Committee adopts substitute to allow pistol possession by bow hunters with narrow limit

House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism · November 6, 2025

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Summary

The House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism adopted an H‑1 substitute to House Bill 4855 and voted to refer the bill to the committee on Rules.

The House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism adopted an H‑1 substitute to House Bill 4855 on a unanimous roll-call and voted to report the bill to the committee on Rules.

Representative Amy Preston, sponsor of HB 4855, told the committee the substitute “clarifies that a sidearm carried for personal protection cannot be used to attempt to take game or to dispatch game unless it possesses a threat to the hunter's life.” The substitute was adopted on a roll-call vote announced by the clerk as 15 yays, 0 nays and 0 passes.

After adoption, Representative Preston moved that the committee report HB 4855 as H‑1 with a recommendation to refer the bill to the committee on Rules. The clerk again recorded 15 yays, 0 nays and 0 passes and the motion prevailed.

No formal proponent or opponent testimony was taken at the time the committee adopted the substitute; the committee moved the bill forward for further consideration in Rules.