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2005 House Bill 4071 (Establish government wild game to the needy program ) (Senate Roll Call 377)

Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on September 7, 2005, to establish a state program to collect donations of legally taken game from licensed hunters and distribute them or other food to people in need. House Bill 4145 would require hunting licenses sales agents to ask whether a person buying a license would like to donate $1.00 to the program. [History, Amendments & Comments]

The vote was 37 in favor, 0 opposed, and 1 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 377 at Senate Journal 76)

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The following legislators supported 2005 House Bill 4071 (Establish government wild game to the needy program ):

Allen (R) Barcia (D) Basham (D) Bernero (D) Birkholz (R) Bishop (R)
Brater (D) Brown (R) Cassis (R) Cherry (D) Clark-Coleman (D) Clarke (D)
Cropsey (R) Emerson (D) Garcia (R) George (R) Gilbert (R) Goschka (R)
Hammerstrom (R) Hardiman (R) Jacobs (D) Jelinek (R) Johnson (R) Kuipers (R)
Leland (D) McManus (R) Patterson (R) Prusi (D) Sanborn (R) Schauer (D)
Scott (D) Sikkema (R) Stamas (R) Switalski (D) Thomas (D) Toy (R)
Van Woerkom (R)      

The following legislators opposed 2005 House Bill 4071 (Establish government wild game to the needy program ):

The following legislators did not vote on 2005 House Bill 4071 (Establish government wild game to the needy program ):

Olshove (D)

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1) Huh? [by MCP-001 on May 28, 2005]
If there are already several organizations that currently provide this service, WITHOUT GOVERNMENT "ASSISTANCE", then what is the rationale behind this bill.

Hopefully the rest of the house sees this as well and lets this one die in committee.
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2) sportsman [by papajoe on May 28, 2005]
I honestly believe that the government should leave this up to the organizations that are doing such an outstanding job, now. Perhaps the legislature could agree to subsidize these organizations. One must remember, these organizations are made up of sportspeople who really care about the less fortunate people and do a very good job at feeding them. Give these groups of sportspeople some financial backing and watch what they can do.
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3) government wild game to the needy [by Anonymous Citizen on May 28, 2005]
I believe the government should stay out of this one. Why don't they just agree to subsidize the organizations who are already doing such a good job. You must remember, these organizations are made up of sportsmen and women who care and work very hard at feeding the less fortunate. Give these organizations a helping hand and realize what a true group of sportspeople can do.
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