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HB1950 • 2025

An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods.

An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
MEHAFFIE
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
Laid on the table, March 25, 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods.

An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods.

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. 2026-03-25 GAME AND FISHERIES

    Reported as committed, March 25, 2026

  2. 2026-03-25 H

    First consideration, March 25, 2026

  3. 2026-03-25 H

    Laid on the table, March 25, 2026

  4. 2026-03-18 GAME AND FISHERIES

    Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, March 18, 2026

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 3005
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1950
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY MEHAFFIE, KULIK, METZGAR, STENDER AND KERWIN,
MARCH 17, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MARCH 18, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for
unlawful devices and methods.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2308(b.1) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 2308. Unlawful devices and methods.
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(b.1) Additional [exception.--A] exceptions.--
(1) A semiautomatic rifle may be used to hunt game in
accordance with regulations promulgated by the commission.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4), the commission
may direct that persons may lawfully hunt or aid, abet,
assist or conspire to hunt any snow goose during the snow
goose conservation season through the use of a semiautomatic
shotgun or magazine shotgun without regard to the restriction
that the shotgun is plugged to a two-shell capacity in the
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magazine. If the commission so directs, the commission shall
transmit notice of the direction to the Legislative Reference
Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the
Pennsylvania Bulletin.
* * *
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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