North Dakota H 1081
Introduced: 01/06/2015
Sponsor: Representative Jon Nelson, Member, North Dakota Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Terminally Ill Youth Hunting Opportunities
Summary: Provides big game and turkey hunting licenses for youth with a life-threatening illness; provides for a legislative management study; relates to the Outdoor Adventure Foundation and licenses to qualified youth with cancer or a life-threatening illness.
Status: Chapter Number 180 on July 28
North Dakota H 1156
Introduced: 01/08/2015
Sponsor: Representative Todd Porter, Co-Chair, North Dakota Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Access to Private Lands
Summary: Relates to the option to use deer lottery license refunds for the private land open to sportsmen program.
Status: Chapter Number 179 on July 28
North Dakota H 1197
Introduced: 01/12/2015
Sponsor: Representative Curt Hofstad
Issue Brief: Access to Private Lands
Summary: Provides for a prohibition on the purchase of real property and easements for wildlife or conservation purposes with public funds; prohibits a governmental entity from providing funds through grant, contract, or other agreement to a nongovernmental entity that is a nonprofit organization for the purpose of holding any interest in real property or an easement for wildlife or conservation purposes.
Status: Chapter Number 365 on July 28
North Dakota H 1241
Introduced: 01/13/2015
Sponsor: Representative Roscoe Streyle, Member, North Dakota Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Guns
Summary: Authorizes a person who lawfully possesses a short barreled rifle to hunt any game for which the person is licensed and for which a rifle is allowed; provides that a device which uses a projectile and voltage is a dangerous weapon; prohibits a firearm in a part of an establishment where alcoholic beverages are purchased and consumed; requires the disclosure to an applicant of a concealed weapon permit the reason of denial or the revocation of a license; relates to concealed weapons and weapons in vehicles.
Status: Chapter Number 475 on July 28
North Dakota H 1381
Introduced: 01/19/2015
Sponsor: Representative Mike Lefor, Member, North Dakota Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Enforcement
Summary: Relates to interference with the taking of wildlife.
Status: Chapter Number 175 on July 28
North Dakota H 1409
Introduced: 01/19/2015
Sponsor: Representative Todd Porter, Co-Chair, North Dakota Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Issue Brief: Conservation Funding
Summary: Relates to the funding and purposes of the Outdoor Heritage Fund; revises the uses to provide grants to state agencies, tribal governments, political subdivisions, and nonprofit organizations, with higher priority given to enhance conservation practices in the State; provides access to private and public lands for sportsmen, including projects that create fish and wildlife habitat and provide access for sportsmen, and to conserve natural areas and create other areas for recreation.
Status: Chapter Number 379 on July 28
North Dakota S 2017
Introduced: 01/06/2015
Sponsor: Senate Appropriations Committee
Issue Brief: Budget Bill
Summary: Provides an appropriation for defraying expenses of the game and fish department; relates to the governor's gubernatorial proclamation concerning the hunting of elk; provides for a legislative management study; provides an expiration date; provides that a person convicted of illegally taking a moose, elk, or bighorn sheep is not eligible to receive a license.
Status: Chapter Number 51 on July 28
Texas H 905
Introduced: 01/23/2015
Sponsor: Representative John Frullo, Member, Texas Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Knife Preemption
Summary: Relates to the regulation of knives by municipality or county.
Status: Filed with Secretary of State (Chapter No. 700) on July 29
Texas H 1925
Introduced: 02/25/2015
Sponsor: Representative Charlie Geren, Member, Texas Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: General
Summary: Provides for the transfer of the Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program to the Parks and Wildlife Department; relates to conservation easements.
Status: Filed with Secretary of State (Chapter No. 401) on July 20
Wisconsin A 187
Introduced: 04/22/2015
Sponsor: Representative Dianne Hasselbein, Member, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Seniors; Veterans
Summary: Relates to an exemption for disabled veterans and recipients of the Purple Heart medal from the cumulative preference system for issuing wild turkey hunting licenses and tags.
Status: In Assembly. Amendment 1 offered on July 22
