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Bill Hunting license; bear, deer, or turkey; electronic carry. Hunting license; bear, deer, or turkey; electronic carry. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2017 SB 968 Virginia SB 968 (2017)
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Computer Services and Uses
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Inland Fisheries and Boating
Hunting Laws and Permits
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Virginia SB 968 (2017) — Hunting license; bear, deer, or turkey; electronic carry.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0363) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB968ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101294D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — 130 (pass) · legislature
  • Constitutional reading dispensed — 390 (pass) · legislature
  • Read third time and passed Senate — 400 (pass) · legislature
  • Passed House BLOCK VOTE — 990 (pass) · legislature
  • Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources — 220 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

  • A. Benton "Ben" Chafin — primary (person)
  • Jeremy S. McPike — cosponsor (person)
  • Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2017-01-03 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101294D introduction
  • 2017-01-03 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2017-01-17 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2017-01-30 Placed on Calendar
  • 2017-01-30 Read first time reading-1
  • 2017-01-30 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2017-02-16 Read second time reading-2
  • 2017-02-17 Read third time reading-3
  • 2017-02-17 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2017-02-22 Enrolled
  • 2017-02-22 Signed by President
  • 2017-02-22 Signed by Speaker
  • 2017-02-23 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
  • 2017-02-23 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
  • 2017-03-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 363 (effective 7/1/17) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bc40afdb-ae37-49d6-bf89-d75f0c214c83. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).