Introduced: 03/11/2015
Sponsor: Representative Paul Frost, Member, Massachusetts Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Modern Restraining Animal Traps
Summary: Relates to the use of leghold traps for capturing furbearing animals.
Status: From Joint Committee on Environment, natural Resources and Agriculture: Accompanied study order H 4650 on September 28
Introduced: 03/11/2015
Sponsor: Representative Paul McMurtry
Issue Brief: Modern Restraining Animal Traps
Summary: Facilitates the issuance of trapping permits to alleviate beaver dam emergencies.
Status: From Joint Committee on Environment, natural Resources and Agriculture: Accompanied study order H 4650 on September 28
Introduced: 03/11/2015
Sponsor: Representative David Nangle
Issue Brief: Modern Restraining Animal Traps
Summary: Regulates the trapping of fur-bearing mammals.
Status: From Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture: Accompanied Study Order H 4650 on September 28
Introduced: 03/11/2015
Sponsor: Representative Lori Erlich
Issue Brief: Ivory Ban
Summary: Prevents trafficking in ivory and rhino horns.
Status: From Joint Committee on Judiciary: Accompanied Study Order H 4624 on September 16
Introduced: 05/11/2015
Sponsor: Representative Paul Frost, Member, Massachusetts Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Firearm Suppressors
Summary: Relates to instruments used for the muffling of noise from the firing of firearms.
Status: From Joint Committee on Judiciary: Accompanied Study Order H 4625 on September 16
Introduced: 03/11/2015
Sponsor: Representative David Muradian, Member, Massachusetts Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Outdoor Sporting Goods Tax Holiday
Summary: Provides for an income tax deduction for purchases of gun safes.
Status: From Joint Committee on Revenue: Accompanied Study Order H 4639 on September 23
Introduced: 03/11/2015
Sponsor: Representative David Muradian, Member, Massachusetts Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Outdoor Sporting Goods Tax Holiday
Summary: Relates to sales tax exemptions for gun safes and trigger locks.
Status: From Joint Committee on Revenue: Accompanied Study Order H 4639 on September 23
Introduced: 01/27/2016
Sponsor: Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak
Issue Brief: Licenses (General)
Summary: Establishes multi-species depredation permit.
Status: From Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources on September 19
Introduced: 02/8/2016
Sponsor: Assemblyman Vincent Mazzeo
Issue Brief: Interstate Wildlife Violators Compact
Summary: Enters the state in the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact
Status: From Senate Committee on Budget and Appropriations on September 26
Introduced: 06/20/2016
Sponsor: Assembly member Joann Downey
Issue Brief: Microstamping
Summary: Requires newly manufactured handguns to be micro-stamped; establishes handgun database.
Status: To Assembly Committee on Appropriations on September 22
Introduced: 09/19/2016
Sponsor: Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling
Issue Brief: White-tailed Deer Management - Hunting as a preferred Management Tool; Game Meat Donation Programs
Summary: Permits certain deer control activities; prohibits deer feeding; establishes check-off donation on hunting license applications to support venison donation program.
Status: To Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources on September 19
Introduced: 09/19/2016
Sponsor: Assemblyman Ralph R. Caputo
Issue Brief: Guns (General)
Summary: Requires a firearms purchaser identification card, permit to purchase handgun, or permit to carry handgun for use of firearm at firing range.
Status: To Assembly Committee on Law and Public Safety on September 19
Introduced: 02/08/2016
Sponsor: Senator James W. Holzapfel
Issue Brief: Tethering of Dogs
Summary: Regulates tethering of, and outdoor shelter for, dogs.
Status: In Senate Committee on Economic Growth on September 29
Introduced: 07/16/2015
Sponsor: Representative Keith Gillespie, Member, Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Apprentice Hunting License
Summary: Relates to the Pennsylvania Game Commission; provides for junior hunter projects; relates to hunting and furtaking licenses; provides for a volunteer instructor license and further provides for license costs and fees and for unlawful acts concerning licenses.
Status: From Senate Committee on Appropriations on September 26
Introduced: 06/22/2016
Sponsor: Representative Maloney, Member, Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: General
Summary: Amends Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions; provides for definitions, in Pennsylvania Game Commission; provides for powers and duties of commission and for accountability, in hunting and furtaking; provides for senior hunting license holders; in special licenses and permits; provides for authority to issue permits.
Status: From House Committee on State Government on September 26
Introduced: 03/18/2016
Sponsor: Senator Pat Stefano
Issue Brief: American System of Conservation Funding
Summary: Relates to game; relates to Pennsylvania Game Commission; provides for powers and duties of commission and for accountability; relates to hunting and furtaking licenses; provides for license costs and fees; makes an editorial change.
Status: In House. Removed from table on September 26
Introduced: 03/21/2016
Sponsor: Senator John Eichelberger, Member, Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: American System of Conservation Funding
Summary: Relates to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission; provides for power to set fees; provides for collection fee for uncollectible checks; provides for nonresident and tourist licenses, for one-day resident fishing license, for license, permit and issuing agent fees and for license and permit packaging options; provides for net permits.
Status: In House. Removed from table on September 26
Introduced: 06/24/2016
Sponsor: Senator Richard Alloway, Member, Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: Firearm Preemption
Summary: Amends Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preemptions; provides for regulation of firearms and ammunition.
Status: In Senate. Read second time on September 26
Introduced: 04/16/2015
Sponsor: Senator Scott Hutchinson, Member, Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief: General
Summary: Amends Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking; provides for unlawful devices and methods.
Status: In House. On Second Consideration on September 21