2007 House Bill 5331 / 2008 Public Act 347

Revise bobcat and bear hunting license provision

Introduced in the House

Oct. 18, 2007

Introduced by Rep. Howard Walker (R-104)

To eliminate the requirement that a person who participates in a bobcat or bear hunt but who does not carry a gun or shoot an animal must still have a hunting license.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation

Feb. 12, 2008

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 27, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations

Sept. 25, 2008

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 102 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Nov. 5, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Hunting, Fishing, and Outdoor Recreation

Dec. 4, 2008

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Amendment offered

To establish in statute that coyote hunting is not limited to daylight hours.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 34 to 1 (details)

To eliminate the requirement that a person who participates in a bobcat or bear hunt but who does not carry a gun or shoot an animal must still have a hunting license.

Received in the House

Dec. 4, 2008

Dec. 10, 2008

Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 23, 2008