Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 481 — An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, further providing for exemptions from license requirements.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SB 481 has made a notable change by removing the term "educational" from the description of the program participants must complete to obtain a license. By simply stating "program" instead of "educational program," the language becomes more flexible and could potentially allow for a wider range of programs to be considered acceptable. This change matters because it broadens the scope of eligibility for participants, potentially increasing access to the licensing process.

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512 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
729 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
WARD, SCHWANK, COSTA, STEFANO, BLAKE, HAYWOOD, YUDICHAK AND BOSCOLA, MARCH 28, 2019 SENATOR LAUGHLIN, GAME AND FISHERIES, AS AMENDED, MAY 7, 2019 AN ACT Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated exemptions from license requirements.r providing for The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
WARD, SCHWANK, COSTA, STEFANO, BLAKE, HAYWOOD AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 28, 2019 REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 28, 2019 AN ACT Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated exemptions from license requirements.r providing for The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
* * * (e) Participants in educational and therapeutic recreation programs.--A participant in an educational or therapeutic recreation program shall not be required to possess a fishing license while participating in the [educational] program <-- provided that the program meets the standards established by the executive director and is under the direct supervision of an instructor who possesses a valid fishing license and the program sponsor has applied for and received the written permission of the executive director.
* * * (e) Participants in educational and therapeutic recreation programs.--A participant in an educational or therapeutic recreation program shall not be required to possess a fishing license while participating in the educational program provided that the program meets the standards established by the executive director and is under the direct supervision of an instructor who possesses a valid fishing license and the program sponsor has applied for and received the written permission of the executive director.
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Action History

  1. Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)

  2. First consideration

  3. PN 0729 Reported as amended

  4. PN 0512 Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 243 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Brewster

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (243)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 481?
SB 481 is sponsored by Lindsey M. Williams (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Judy Ward (Republican), Brewster, Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Blake, Art Haywood (Democratic), Yudichak, and Lisa M. Boscola (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 481?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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