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HOUSE BILL 652

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H0652   by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
STATE SYMBOLS – Adds to existing law to provide for hunting as the state sport.
  02/12 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  02/13 Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation  
  02/18 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  02/19 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  02/20 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, February 23, 2026  
  02/23 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 63-0-7
AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Bingham, Church, Crane(13), Dygert, Mickelsen, Petzke, Raybould
Floor Sponsor - Hall
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  02/24 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs  
  03/04 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  03/05 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  03/12 Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Coho(Lenney), Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Rundhaug(Carlson), Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Wintrow
Floor Sponsor - Bernt
Title apvd - to House
 
  03/13 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling