2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1204: Hunter education program personnel; Board of Wildlife Resources to staff.

Legislative Summary

Hunter education program personnel. Requires the Board of Wildlife Resources to staff the hunter education program with appropriate personnel to ensure that hunter education, training, workshops, and volunteer management are carried out across the Commonwealth. Currently, the Board is required to establish at least one full-time hunter education coordinator position for each Department of Wildlife Resources administrative region, and each coordinator is assigned to a conservation police officer district and has the responsibility for providing hunter education training throughout his administrative region.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100725D
Senate
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Senate
1/22/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1204)
Senate
1/23/2025
Assigned ACNR sub: Rural Affairs
Senate
1/28/2025
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/30/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/30/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Senate
1/30/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/31/2025
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
1/31/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/6/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (14-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Passed House (92-Y 4-N)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1204ER)
Senate
2/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1204)
Senate
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Senate
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 443 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443)

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (92-Y 4-N)
2/17/2025
92
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (14-Y 8-N)
2/12/2025
14
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
1/30/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20254.3 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/20254.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/20255.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/19/202598.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/22/202596.8 KB