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HB2342 • 2025

Increases certain wildlife license, tag and permit fee amounts.

Increases certain wildlife license, tag and permit fee amounts.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-08-13
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-13 House

    Chapter 564, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.

  2. 2025-07-24 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-30 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-30 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-27 House

    House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 37; Nays, 12--Andersen, Boice, Boshart Davis, Diehl, Dobson, Edwards, Elmer, Evans, Hudson, Munoz, Scharf, Skarlatos; Excused, 9--Cate, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Sosa, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Drazan, Osborne.

  6. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Second reading.

  7. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. Ayes, 19; Nays, 10--Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Starr, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 1--Smith DB.

  8. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill, to resolve conflicts. (Printed B-Eng.)

  9. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Work Session held.

  10. 2025-06-16 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  11. 2025-06-16 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  12. 2025-06-12 House

    Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. Ayes, 40; Nays, 17--Andersen, Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Dobson, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Evans, Harbick, Hudson, Munoz, Osborne, Reschke, Skarlatos, Yunker; Excused, 3--McIntire, Nguyen H, Wallan.

  13. 2025-06-11 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  14. 2025-06-11 House

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-06-06 House

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-05-28 House

    Work Session held.

  17. 2025-05-28 House

    Returned to Full Committee.

  18. 2025-05-21 House

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.

  19. 2025-03-27 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  20. 2025-03-27 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  21. 2025-03-24 House

    Work Session held.

  22. 2025-02-24 House

    Public Hearing held.

  23. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  24. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act increases fees under the wildlife laws. The Act allows an agency to create a new fee. The Act creates a new subaccount. The Act increases fees under commercial fishing laws. The Act takes effect 91 days after session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.7).
Increases certain wildlife license, tag and permit fee amounts.
Authorizes the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish ocean endorsements by rule.
Establishes the Marine Fisheries Enhancement Fund Subaccount within the Fish and Wildlife Account.
Increases certain license, permit and participation fees under the commercial fishing laws.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to fees concerning wildlife; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned