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2019 House Bill 4736: Ban using open records requests to locate huntable game
Introduced by Rep. John Cherry (D) on June 19, 2019
To prohibit using information obtained in response to an open records request seeking Department of Natural Resources records related to resource-related restoration, management or research projects, for the purpose of locating game to hunt. This and House Bill 4735 would authorize a process by which an individual seeking such records could sign a form attesting that he or she will not use the information to take game or help others do so, subject to misdemeanor penalties for violations. Official Text and Analysis.
To prohibit using information obtained in response to an open records request seeking Department of Natural Resources records related to resource-related restoration, management or research projects, for the purpose of locating game to hunt. This and House Bill 4735 would authorize a process by which an individual seeking such records could sign a form attesting that he or she will not use the information to take game or help others do so, subject to misdemeanor penalties for violations. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Committee on June 19, 2019
Reported in the House on September 17, 2019
Refer to the Committee on Judiciary.
Refer to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on September 17, 2019
Reported in the House on January 28, 2020
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed 85 to 22 in the House on February 25, 2020.
See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".
See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".
Received in the Senate on February 26, 2020
Referred to the Senate Natural Resources Committee on February 26, 2020
