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• Introduced by Rep. Susan Tabor (R) on February 13, 2003, to eliminate the minimum age requirement for hunting licenses. A minor would still need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian in the field.
  • Referred to the House Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Committee on February 13, 2003.
  • Reported in the House on June 25, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on December 2, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which reduces, but does not eliminate the minimum age requirements for obtaining a hunting license. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on December 2, 2003.
• Passed in the House (69 to 33) on December 2, 2003, to reduce the minimum age requirements for obtaining a hunting license from 12 years of age, to 11 years of age if the hunter turns 12 years of age at anytime during the calendar year in which license is issued. This would also be the minumum age for a license to hunt deer, bear, or elk with a firearm, which under current law is 14 years of age. A minor would still need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian in the field. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 3, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on December 3, 2003.