West Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

SB 502 — Providing lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping license to residents, adopted, and foster children under 15

Last action — Chapter 192, Acts, Regular Session, 2021

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 01, 2021. Enacted.

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 30 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill SB 502 adjusts the fee structure for fishing licenses for residents under 15 years old. It now provides a more detailed fee schedule: children under 5 will pay 55% of the adult fee, those between 5 and 10 will pay 75%, and those between 10 and 15 will pay 90%. This change matters because it makes fishing more affordable for younger residents, potentially encouraging them to engage in outdoor activities and fostering a love for fishing and conservation from an early age. Additionally, the rules have been simplified to avoid time constraints related to adoption, ensuring equitable access to lifetime licenses for adopted kids.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 502 By Senators Hamilton, Stover, Woodrum, Ihlenfeld, Lindsay, Smith, Romano, Jeffries, and Grady [Originating in the Committee on Finance;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 502 By Senators Hamilton, Stover, Woodrum, Ihlenfeld, Lindsay, Smith, Romano, Jeffries, and Grady [Passed April 9, 2021;
reported on March 12, 2021]     A BILL to amend and reenact §20-2B-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for residents who have not reached their 15th birthday;
in effect from passage]     AN ACT to amend and reenact §20-2B-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for residents who have not reached their 15th birthday;
The rule shall provide that the fee for any resident who has not reached his or her second 15th birthday shall be:
The rule shall provide that the fee for any resident who has not reached his or her 15th birthday shall be:
one half of the adult fee set under the rule.
The rule shall also provide that the fee for any resident who has not reached his or her 12th birthday and has been legally adopted, shall be provided with a period of two years from the date of entry of the order or decree of adoption to obtain his or her lifetime license at one half of the adult fee set under the rule.
The fees for lifetime licenses shall be 23 times the fee for the equivalent annual licenses or stamps.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 192, Acts, Regular Session, 2021

  2. Approved by Governor 4/26/21

  3. To Governor 4/16/21

  4. Approved by Governor 4/26/21 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 4/26/21 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 4/16/21 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 4/16/21 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. Effective from passage (Roll No. 554)

  12. Passed House (Roll No. 553)

  13. Read 3rd time

  14. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  15. Read 2nd time

  16. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  17. Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 4/8

  18. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  19. Read 1st time

  20. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  21. Do pass

  22. To House Finance

  23. Do pass, but first to Finance

  24. To House Agriculture and Natural Resources

  25. To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Finance

  26. Introduced in House

  27. Ordered to House

  28. Effective from passage (Roll No. 142)

  29. Passed Senate (Roll No. 142)

  30. Read 3rd time

  31. On 3rd reading

  32. Read 2nd time

  33. On 2nd reading

  34. Read 1st time

  35. On 1st reading

  36. Committee substitute reported

  37. To Finance

  38. Reported do pass, but first to Finance

  39. To Natural Resources

  40. Introduced in Senate

  41. To Natural Resources then Finance

  42. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (143)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 502?
SB 502 is sponsored by Randy E. Smith (Republican), Bill Hamilton (Republican), Stover, Jack Woodrum (Republican), Ihlenfeld, Lindsay, Romano, Jeffries, and Amy Grady (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 502?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 01, 2021. Enacted.
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