H.B. No. 0041

Wild bison licenses.

 

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Gingery, Davison and Jaggi

 

AN ACT relating to game and fish; adjusting fees for wild bison licenses; limiting the number of wild bison licenses available in a lifetime; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/10/2012  Bill Number Assigned

1/8/2013    H Received for Introduction

1/9/2013    H Introduced and Referred to H06

1/15/2013   H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blevins, Davison, Freeman, Halverson, Hutchings, Jaggi, Krone and Piiparinen

Excused:  Representative(s) Gay

Ayes 8    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/15/2013   H Placed on General File

 

HB0041HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 5           After "($400.00)" insert "for a license to harvest any wild bison or two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for a license to harvest a female or calf wild bison".

Page 2-line 8           Delete "a male" insert "any wild".

Page 2-line 10          After "female" insert "or calf wild".

Page 2-line 18          Delete "male" insert "bull".

Page 2-line 19          Before "wild" insert "bull".

Page 2-line 22          After "female" insert "or calf".

Page 2-line 23          Before "wild" insert "female or calf".  DAVISON, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0041HW001/ADOPTED

Page 2-lines 15 through 24    Delete entirely, including the standing committee amendment (HB0041HS001/A) to these lines and insert:

"(f)  Any person who is issued:

(i)  An any wild bison license and harvests:

(A)  A bull of the species shall be ineligible to apply for or receive an any wild bison license in any future year, but shall be eligible to apply for and receive a female or calf wild bison license in the immediately following season;

(B)  A female or calf of the species shall be ineligible to apply for or receive a female or calf wild bison license in the immediately following five (5) years, but shall be eligible to apply for and receive an any wild bison license in the immediately following season.

(ii)  A female or calf wild bison license and harvests a female or calf of the species shall be ineligible to apply for or receive a female or calf wild bison license in the immediately following five (5) years, but shall be eligible to apply for and receive an any wild bison license in the immediately following season.".  GINGERY

 

1/15/2013   H Passed CoW

1/16/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0041H3001/ADOPTED

Page 2-lines 15 through 24    In the Gingery committee of the whole amendment (HB0041HW001/A) to these lines, delete paragraph (f)(ii) and insert:

"(ii)  A female or calf wild bison license and harvests a female or calf of the species shall be ineligible to apply for or receive an any wild bison license or a female or calf wild bison license in the immediately following five (5) years.".  GINGERY

 

1/17/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Berger

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/18/2013   S Received for Introduction

1/24/2013   S Introduced and Referred to S06

2/5/2013    S06 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barnard, Burns, Christensen and Craft

Excused:  Senator(s) Driskill

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2013    S Placed on General File

2/22/2013   S Passed CoW

 

HB0041S2001/WITHDRAWN

 

2/25/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0041S3001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 3           After "lifetime;" insert "providing an appropriation;".

Page 3-after line 14    Insert and renumber:

      "Section 2.  There is appropriated two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) from the general fund to the attorney general's office. This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of protecting or defending the rights of Wyoming citizens under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution to possess and use any firearm legal pursuant to Wyoming law and useful in hunting bison, including defending against any executive orders which would limit the ability of Wyoming citizens to hunt or manage bison. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose except that these funds may be subject to the B-11 process for use only for purposes related to Second Amendment protections as provided in this section. Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2014.".

Page 3-line 16          Delete "2." insert "3.".  SCOTT, BEBOUT, HICKS

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Case, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Geis, Hicks, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nutting, Perkins, Peterson and Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Christensen, Craft, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hines, Nicholas, P., Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer and Von Flatern

Ayes 18    Nays 12    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

HB0041S3002/WITHDRAWN

 

2/26/2013   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Geis, Hicks, Landen, Meier, Peterson and Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Craft, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hines, Johnson, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer and Von Flatern

Ayes 16    Nays 14    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2013   H Received for Concurrence

2/27/2013   H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Semlek, Sommers, Throne, Walters, Wilson and Winters

Nays:  Representative(s) Greear, Hutchings, Nicholas, B., Piiparinen, Reeder, Stubson, Teeters, Wallis, Watt, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 49    Nays 11    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2013   Assigned Number HEA No. 0117

2/27/2013   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0117

2/27/2013   S President Signed HEA No. 0117

3/14/2012   Governor Signed HEA No. 0117

3/14/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0204  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013