Committees · 2025–2026 Regular Session
Game & Fisheries
Members
In the 2025–2026 Regular Session. Each name leads to the member's page.
Greg RothmanChair
Republican · 34th District
Daniel LaughlinVice Chair
Republican · 49th District
James Andrew MaloneMinority Chair
Democrat · 36th District
Democrat · 18th District
Republican · 16th District
Republican · 25th District
Republican · 21st District
Republican · 5th District
Democrat · 11th District
Democrat · 38th District
Bills, so far
Bills sent to the committee in the 2025–2026 Regular Session so far.
Bills sent36
2% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out50%
18 of 36; 18 still in committee
Time in committee49 days
most between 22 and 113 days
Amendments offered5
committee amendments
In every session
Each session on day 668 of its term, or its last day if its term was shorter. The 2025–2026 is so far.
2025–2026 · so far36 bills
reported 50% · typically 49 days, most 22–113 · 5 amendments · 10 members
2023–202427 bills
reported 44% · 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 2025–2026 Regular Session, newest first.
36 bills
House Bill 961 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in dams, bar racks and migration devices, further providing for marking of dams.
Sent October 19, 2026 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1496 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for denial or revocation of licenses and for period of revocation.
Still in committee since October 14, 2026
Senate Bill 1431 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for Game Commission officers and employees; and, in enforcement, further providing for powers and duties of enforcement officers.
Sent August 11, 2026 · Reported out after 49 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1388 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for classes of licenses and for license costs and fees.
Still in committee since June 22, 2026
House Bill 2363 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for tagging and reporting big game kills, for shipping or transporting big game and for possession and transportation of small game.
Still in committee since June 5, 2026
House Bill 2365 · An act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for junior hunter projects; in hunting and furtaking, further providing for prima facie evidence of hunting and for unlawful acts concerning taking of furbearers and repealing provisions relating to trapping exception for certain persons; in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for license requirements, for eligibility for license and for unlawful acts concerning licenses; and, in special licenses and permits, further providing for permit fees.
Sent June 5, 2026 · Reported out after 136 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted
Senate Bill 1313 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, providing for Native Pennsylvanian Annual License; and imposing penalties.
Sent April 28, 2026 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the Senate
Senate Bill 1244 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for regulations.
Still in committee since March 23, 2026
Senate Bill 1238 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods and for prohibited devices and methods.
Still in committee since March 18, 2026
Senate Bill 1213 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to fish and fishing, further providing for rules and regulations.
Sent March 12, 2026 · Reported out after 201 days
Senate Bill 1142 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for resident license and fee exemptions.
Still in committee since January 20, 2026
House Bill 1811 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in property and buildings, further providing for price paid for acquisitions and improvements.
Still in committee since November 24, 2025
House Bill 1418 · 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 October 7, 2025 · Reported out after 377 days
Senate Bill 1023 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for unlawful activities; in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods; and, in special licenses and permits, further providing for disabled person permits.
Still in committee since October 3, 2025
Senate Bill 1020 · 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 September 26, 2025 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the Senate
Senate Bill 1017 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for at-risk, derelict and abandoned boats; and imposing penalties.
Still in committee since September 19, 2025
Senate Bill 945 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, prohibiting the purchase, sale, offer for sale or possession with intent to sell covered animal parts or products; and imposing penalties.
Still in committee since July 23, 2025
House Bill 1507 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for resident license and fee exemptions.
Still in committee since July 8, 2025
House Bill 994 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, prohibiting the purchase, sale, offer for sale or possession with intent to sell covered animal parts or products; and imposing penalties.
Still in committee since June 25, 2025
House Bill 968 · 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.
Still in committee since June 24, 2025
16 more
Senate Bill 879 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, providing for unlawful release of certain balloons.
Still in committee since June 24, 2025
House Bill 1431 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for regulations and for unlawful activities; and, in hunting and furtaking, repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, further providing for unlawful devices and methods and for trespass on private property while hunting and repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday without written permission.
Sent June 18, 2025 · Reported out after 6 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 845 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, providing for prevention of electric shock, electrocution or injuries to users of marinas and docks.
Still in committee since June 9, 2025
Senate Bill 800 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fiscal affairs, further providing for establishment and use of Fish Fund and for establishment and use of Boat Fund.
Sent June 2, 2025 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the Senate
House Bill 103 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for at-risk, derelict and abandoned boats; and imposing penalties.
Sent May 12, 2025 · Reported out after 43 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 992 · An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, further providing for Boating Advisory Board.
Sent May 12, 2025 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 533 · 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 April 2, 2025 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the Senate
Senate Bill 517 · 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 trespass on private property while hunting; and, in special licenses and permits, providing for agriculture access permit list.
Sent March 25, 2025 · Reported out after 91 days
Senate Bill 518 · 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, for surrender of carcass to commission officer, for unlawful activities and for killing game or wildlife to protect person; and, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for investigation and seizure of game or wildlife.
Sent March 25, 2025 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 476 · 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 March 19, 2025 · Reported out after 97 days · then passed the Senate
Senate Bill 469 · 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 March 18, 2025 · Reported out after 414 days · then passed the Senate
Senate Bill 423 · An Act amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, providing for volunteer firefighters, volunteer special fire police officers and volunteer emergency medical service technicians; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for resident license and fee exemptions and for license costs and fees.
Still in committee since March 10, 2025
Senate Bill 391 · An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for regulations.
Still in committee since March 6, 2025
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 regulations, for report to commission officer, for surrender of carcass to commission officer and for unlawful activities; and, in hunting and furtaking, repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, further providing for unlawful devices and methods and for the offense of trespass on private property while hunting and repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday without written permission.
Sent March 3, 2025 · Reported out after 113 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted
Senate Bill 303 · 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; in special licenses and permits, providing for game or wildlife recovery permits; and imposing penalties.
Still in committee since February 25, 2025
Senate Bill 232 · 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 4, 2025 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the Senate, and became law