HB 2690 — An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for powers and duties of commission; in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for classes of licenses and for license costs and fees; and making an editorial change.

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The bill establishes a detailed process for the Pennsylvania Game Commission to set license and permit fees and amends the classes of licenses available.

• 34 Pa.C.S. § 322

  (14) Establish license and permit fees as follows: (i) The commission shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking containing the proposed license or permit class or fee changes in accordance with section 201 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law. The commission shall give at least 30 days for the submission of written comments and shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed change. (ii) Prior to adoption of a final-form regulation containing a license or permit class or fee change, the commission shall review and consider any public comments and may modify the text of the final-form regulation, as necessary, under section 202 of the Commonwealth Documents Law. (iii) After adoption of a final-form regulation containing a license or permit class or fee change, the commission shall submit the final-form regulation, copies of all public comments and the transcript of the public hearing to the Game and Fisheries Committee of the Senate and the Game and Fisheries Committee of the House of Representatives. (iv) Either committee under subparagraph (iii) may report a concurrent resolution recommending disapproval of the license or permit class or fee change within 30 days of the submission under subparagraph (iii) or within 10 legislative days of the submission, whichever is later. If neither committee reports a concurrent resolution recommending disapproval within the time prescribed in this subparagraph, the license or permit class or fee change shall be deemed approved. (v) If either committee reports a concurrent resolution under subparagraph (iv) and the General Assembly does not adopt the concurrent resolution within 30 days of the date on which the concurrent resolution is reported or within 10 legislative days of the report, whichever is later, the license or permit class or fee change shall be deemed approved. (vi) If the General Assembly adopts a concurrent resolution under subparagraph (iv) within 30 days of the date on which the concurrent resolution is reported or within 10 legislative days, whichever is later, the following shall apply: (A) The concurrent resolution shall be presented to the Governor in accordance with section 9 of Article III of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. (B) If the Governor does not veto the concurrent resolution of the General Assembly within 10 days after the concurrent resolution is presented, the license or permit class or fee change shall be deemed disapproved. (C) If the Governor vetoes the concurrent resolution within 10 days after the resolution is presented, the General Assembly may, within 30 days of the veto or within 10 legislative days of the veto, whichever is later, override the veto by a two-thirds vote in each house. If the General Assembly does not override the veto in the time prescribed in this clause, the license or permit class or fee change shall be deemed approved. If the General Assembly overrides the veto in the time prescribed in this clause, the license or permit class or fee change shall be deemed disapproved. (vii) If the license or permit class or fee change is deemed approved under subparagraph (iv), (v) or (vi) (C), the commission shall: (A) submit the final-form regulation containing the license or permit class or fee change to the Office of Attorney General for approval as to legality; and (B) publish an order adopting the final-form regulation containing the license or permit class or fee change and deposit the text of the order with the Legislative Reference Bureau in accordance with section 207 of the Commonwealth Documents Law.

  This addition outlines the procedures that the Pennsylvania Game Commission must follow when establishing license and permit fees, requiring public input and legislative oversight.

• 34 Pa.C.S. § 2705

  [Unless otherwise provided, any person wishing to exercise any of the privileges granted by this title shall first secure the applicable resident or nonresident hunting or furtaker license as follows:]

  This change provides clarity by removing the introductory sentence that specifies the need for securing a hunting or furtaker license, allowing for more straightforward reading of the license classes.

Action History

1. June 24, 2026

   Re-committed to Rules

2. June 24, 2026

   First consideration

3. June 24, 2026

   Reported as committed

4. June 17, 2026

   Referred to Game & Fisheries

Sponsors

• Thomas L. Mehaffie · Primary
• Anita Astorino Kulik · Cosponsor
• Ed Neilson · Cosponsor

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