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H941 • 2025

An Act authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting

An Act authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting

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Sponsor
Paul K. Frost
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5149
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting

An Act authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 941) of Paul K.
  • Frost and others relative to authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting.
  • Environment and Natural Resources.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5149

  2. 2025-10-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting
By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 941) of Paul K. Frost and others relative to authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting. Environment and Natural Resources.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.941

SECTION 1.

Section 57 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “,shotgun or bow and arrow” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- or shotgun.

SECTION 2.

Said section 57 of said chapter 131, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “director”, in line 15, the following words:-

nor hunting any bird or mammal with a bow and arrow.

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