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SB 156: Florida Black Bears

GENERAL BILL by Stewart

Florida Black Bears; Creating the “Florida Black Bear Protection Act”; prohibiting the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission from allowing the recreational hunting of Florida black bears mothering cubs that weigh less than 100 pounds under a black bear hunting permit; prohibiting prescribed burns in certain designated habitats during specified times, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources (AEN)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    8/16/2017 Senate • Filed
    8/28/2017 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations -SJ 19
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 18
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation

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  • SB 156, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/16/2017 at 9:09 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 559 Florida Black Bears Olszewski Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Natural Resources and Public Lands Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    379.3018 Page 1 (pdf)
    590.125 Open burning authorized by the Florida Forest Service. Page 2 (pdf)

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