2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB721: Authorizing use of unmanned aerial vehicles to track certain mortally wounded wild animals
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and dogs while hunting; to add to the definition of "critical infrastructure" certain licensed or commercial livestock and poultry facilities to protect them from unauthorized Unmanned Aerial Vehicle surveillance or attack; and to provide criminal penalties for damage to critical infrastructure or farm lands with fences, livestock, or agriculture land or crops, whether operated as a for-profit business or not for-profit farming.
Bill History
3/6/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
3/6/2025
To Natural Resources then Judiciary
Senate
3/6/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
3/6/2025
To Natural Resources
Senate
3/20/2025
Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
Senate
3/20/2025
2nd reference dispensed
Senate
3/21/2025
On 1st reading
Senate
3/21/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
3/24/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/24/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/25/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/25/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/25/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 170)
Senate
3/25/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
3/26/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
To Government Organization
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
To House Government Organization
House of Delegates
Roll Call Votes
Passed Senate (Roll No. 170)
3/25/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/25/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Government Organization(House of Delegates)