Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 3087
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish anti-poaching awareness program.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish anti-poaching awareness program. Authorizes State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt rules to implement program. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Fish and Wildlife for anti-poaching awareness program.<b> </b> <b>Increases maximum penalty for certain wildlife law offenses committed with culpable mental state to five years' incarceration, $125,000 fine, or both. <b>Increases maximum penalty for certain wildlife law offenses committed without culpable mental state to $2,000 fine. <b>Expands State Fish and Wildlife Commission authority to adopt rules relating to use of drones by State Department of Fish and Wildlife to include use of drones for preventing and detecting poaching. <b>Requires Attorney General to make one or more employees of Department of Justice available to local governments to assist local governments with prosecuting violations of wildlife laws related to poaching.</b> Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 26 to June 30, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to Jun 30 · stopped124 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 26 to Mar 13 days
Natural ResourcesMar 1 to Apr 1242 days
Ways and MeansApr 12 to Jun 30 · stopped79 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 12
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Jun 30
- Feb 26Introduced
- Mar 1Sent to Natural Resources
- Apr 2Heard in Natural Resources
- Apr 9Heard in Natural Resources
- Apr 12Natural Resources recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Feb 26First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 1Referred to Natural Resources with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 2Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 12Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Apr 12Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives