Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to eligibility requirements for lifetime hunting, fishing, and fur harvester licenses
Sponsored by Sen. Tom Shipley (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 3, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 5, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 12, 2026
- Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 24, 202647–0
- Done: House committeeMarch 18, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People can now apply for lifetime hunting, fishing, and fur harvester licenses during the same year they turn the required age. This change allows kids to get these long-term licenses as soon as they reach the necessary age milestone within a calendar year.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to eligibility requirements for lifetime hunting, fishing, and fur harvester licenses. The bill expands eligibility requirements for any lifetime hunting, fishing, and fur harvester license issued by the department that requires the applicant to have attained the age of to include any person who should attain the age of at any point during the calendar year in which the person applies for the license.
House subcommittee
Named February 26, 2026. On March 5, 2026 it recommended passage.
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