Committees · 2023–2024 Regular Session
Game & Fisheries
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Greg RothmanChair
Republican · 34th District
Daniel LaughlinVice Chair
Republican · 49th District
James R. BrewsterMinority Chair
Democrat · 45th District
Democrat · 18th District
Republican · 25th District
Republican · 21st District
Republican · 13th District
Republican · 33rd District
Democrat · 11th District
Democrat · 38th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2023–2024 Regular Session.
Bills sent29
1% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out41%
12 of 29; 17 stopped in committee
Time in committee103 days
most between 28 and 215 days
Amendments offered4
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2025–2026 is so far.
2025–202636 bills
reported 50% · typically 49 days, most 22–113 · 5 amendments · 10 members
2023–202429 bills
reported 41% · typically 103 days, most 28–215 · 4 amendments · 10 members
2021–202217 bills
reported 53% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 10 members
2019–202024 bills
reported 71% · typically 98 days, most 21–237 · 5 amendments · 10 members
2017–201826 bills
reported 42% · typically 152 days, most 12–193 · 2 amendments · 11 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2023–2024 Regular Session, newest first.
29 bills
House Bill 2583 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for Game Commission officers and employees.
Sent November 7, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 2608 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, further providing for waterways patrolmen and employees.
Sent November 7, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 1312 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods and for restrictions on recreational spotlighting; providing for game or wildlife recovery permits; and imposing penalties.
Sent September 12, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 917 · An Act amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, providing for law enforcement; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for resident license and fee exemptions and for license costs and fees.
Sent August 20, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 2106 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, providing for temporary Sunday hunting authorized and for hunting and training on Sunday, repealing provisions relating to trespass on private property while hunting and to hunting on Sunday without written permission, providing for the offense of trespass on private land while hunting or furtaking and for the offense of hunting, trapping or taking game or wildlife without written permission and further providing for training dogs on small game; in special licenses and permits, further providing for field dog trials; and imposing penalties.
Sent June 30, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 2107 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in enforcement, further providing for powers and duties of enforcement officers; and, in protection of property and persons, providing for mitigation of damage and for registry of responsible hunters.
Sent June 30, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 2108 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for organization of commission, providing for prohibition and further providing for accountability.
Sent June 30, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 1194 · An Act amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in enforcement, further providing for powers and duties of waterways conservation officers and deputies; and, in enforcement, further providing for powers and duties of enforcement officers.
Sent May 17, 2024 · Reported out after 144 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1086 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for report to commission officer and for surrender of carcass to commission officer.
Sent February 21, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 1087 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for organization of commission; in game or wildlife protection, further providing for report to commission officer and for surrender of carcass to commission officer; in hunting and furtaking, further providing for the offense of trespass on private property while hunting; and, in special licenses and permits, providing for agriculture access permit list.
Sent February 21, 2024 · Reported out after 28 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1088 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in special licenses and permits, providing for agriculture access permit list.
Sent February 21, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 1089 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for organization of commission.
Sent February 21, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1451 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in special licenses and permits, further providing for definitions, for exotic wildlife possession permits, for menagerie permits and for exclusions.
Sent November 21, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 976 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to boats and boating, further providing for boating education.
Sent November 9, 2023 · Reported out after 215 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 1522 · An Act establishing the Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Program and the Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Sent October 19, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1409 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, further providing for power to set fees; and, in fishing licenses, further providing for license, permit and issuing agent fees.
Sent October 4, 2023 · Reported out after 168 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 708 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for regulations.
Sent June 14, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1031 · An Act designating the boat access located on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, as the Representative Garth Everett Muncy Access Area.
Sent June 6, 2023 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 365 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, further providing for exemptions from license requirements.
Sent June 2, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 877 · An Act amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, providing for active duty military fishing reciprocity and for disabled veteran annual fishing license reciprocity; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, providing for active duty military hunting reciprocity and for disabled veteran annual hunting license reciprocity.
Sent June 2, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
9 more
Senate Bill 709 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for the offense of unlawful taking and possession of protected birds and for endangered or threatened species.
Sent May 17, 2023 · Reported out after 20 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 698 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for license requirements; and, in special licenses and permits, further providing for regulated hunting grounds permits.
Sent May 15, 2023 · Reported out after 393 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 522 · An Act amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, providing for volunteer firefighters; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for resident license and fee exemptions and for license costs and fees.
Sent March 15, 2023 · Reported out after 454 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 439 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in property and buildings, further providing for price paid for acquisitions and improvements.
Sent March 14, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 67 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for organization of commission; in game or wildlife protection, further providing for report to commission officer and for surrender of carcass to commission officer; in hunting and furtaking, repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, providing for hunting on Sunday and further providing for unlawful devices and methods, for the offense of trespass on private property while hunting and for hunting on Sunday without written permission; and, in special licenses and permits, providing for agriculture access permit list.
Sent February 21, 2023 · Reported out after 393 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 411 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, further providing for disabled veterans and former prisoners of war and for deployed Pennsylvania National Guard members and repealing provisions relating to reserve component of armed forces members.
Sent February 21, 2023 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 344 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for resident license and fee exemptions.
Sent February 10, 2023 · Reported out after 81 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 138 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, further providing for disabled veterans and former prisoners of war; and making an editorial change.
Sent January 30, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 146 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, further providing for exemptions from license requirements.
Sent January 19, 2023 · Reported out after 103 days · then passed the Senate, and became law