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Committee advances a package of hunting and wildlife bills to the House floor
Summary
The Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee advanced multiple bills—HB145, HB244, HB259, HB283, HB328, HB330 and HB264—after testimony, amendment votes, and roll calls. Several items passed by voice vote; others required roll-call votes listed below.
The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee advanced a number of bills to the House floor after testimony and executive action, moving policy items ranging from license-fee allocation to telemetry-data rules.
Key outcomes at a glance:
- House Bill 145 (nonresident base hunting license fee; portion allocated to hunting access): Amendment HB145.1.0.1 adopted; committee moved the amended bill to the floor (voice vote; amendment passed with proxies noted).
- House Bill 244 (licenses for deployed armed service members): Advanced to the floor on a unanimous voice vote.
- House Bill 259 (gray wolf management): An unfriendly amendment to change commission directives failed on a roll call; the bill passed and advanced to the floor on a roll-call vote recorded as 12 ayes, 8 noes.
- House Bill 283 (lottery for mountain sheep and Sierra moose tags): Advanced by unanimous voice vote.
- House Bill 328 (senior access to cow elk harvest on private land): Advanced to the floor on a voice vote with one recorded no (Representative Marler).
- House Bill 330 (auction/lottery license for antelope and swan): Advanced to the floor on a voice vote; proponents emphasized conservation fundraising potential.
- House Bill 264 (wildlife location data and telemetry): The committee adopted an amendment clarifying data-sharing agreements, conceptually reduced a proposed buffer from 3 years to 1 year, and advanced the bill to the floor; final committee vote recorded 17 ayes, 3 noes.
Members and staff noted upcoming legislative deadlines for committee and general bill introductions. With the committee’s votes, each advanced bill will be scheduled for further consideration on the House floor.
