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HB0155 • 2015

Hunters who use wheelchairs-donated licenses.

AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing the holder of a big game hunting license to donate the license to a person with a permanent disability who uses a wheelchair; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Kirkbride
Last action
2015-02-25
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/25/2015

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0155HS001

Standing Committee • HTravel

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HTravel

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Bill History

  1. 2015-02-25 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-02-25 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0036

  3. 2015-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0036

  4. 2015-02-20 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0036

  5. 2015-02-20 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0036

  6. 2015-02-20 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0

  7. 2015-02-19 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-02-18 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-17 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2015-02-17 Senate

    Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2015-02-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel

  12. 2015-02-06 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2015-02-05 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0

  14. 2015-02-04 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2015-02-03 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2015-02-03 House

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2015-01-30 House

    H Placed on General File

  18. 2015-01-30 House

    Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-0-0-1

  19. 2015-01-26 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel

  20. 2015-01-23 House

    H Received for Introduction

  21. 2015-01-20 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0155
Effective
:
2/25/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0490

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 36

Chapter No.:
50

Prime Sponsor:
Kirkbride

Catch Title:
Hunters who use wheelchairs-donated licenses.

Subject:

Donating big game hunting license to permenatly disabled persons who use wheelchairs

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill allows the holder of a big game hunting license to donate the license to a person with a permanent disability who uses a wheelchair
and ha
s
been selected and sponsored by a
non
-
profit charitable
organization providing hunting
opportunities.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0155

ENROLLED ACT NO.

36
,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing the holder of a big game hunting license to donate the license to a person with a permanent disability who uses a wheelchair; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 23
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1
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705(k) is amended to read:

23
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1
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705
.

Complimentary licenses; one
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shot antelope hunt licenses; gunpowder and buckskin hunt licenses; gratuitous licenses; donated licenses.

(k)

The holder of any valid big game license may surrender said license to the department for reissuance to a veteran with disabilities

or a person with a permanent disability who uses a wheelchair

as established by commission rule and regulation selected and sponsored by a nonprofit charitable organization providing hunting opportunities for disabled veterans

or persons with permanent disabilities who use wheelchairs
. Any license reissued in accordance with the provisions of this subsection shall be for the same species, area and license type as the license donated. The license shall be reissued by the department to a qualifying
disabled veteran
person

at no fee. Any license donated and reissued under the provisions of this subsection shall not be sold, traded, auctioned or offered for any monetary value and shall not be issued to, or used by, any person other than a
disabled veteran

qualifying
person
under the provision of this section and in compliance with commission rule and regulation. Licenses reissued to
disabled veterans
persons

pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to residency, drawing or fee requirements under W.S. 23
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2
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101. The five (5) year restriction imposed on the receipt of a moose or big horn sheep license by W.S. 23
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1
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703(b) or the
lifetime restriction imposed on the receipt of a grizzly bear or mountain goat license by W.S. 23
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1
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703(c) shall not be applicable in any manner to a license issued pursuant to this subsection.

Section 2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk

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