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type: "Bill"
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title: "Hunting elk; special license created."
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description: "Special license to hunt elk. Authorizes the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries (the Board) to create a special license for hunting elk in the elk management zone that is required in addition to a general hunting license. The bill authorizes the Board to establish (i) quotas and procedures for selection to purchase a special elk license, (ii) a nonrefundable application fee of $15 for residents and $20 for nonresidents and a special elk license fee at no more than $40 for residents and $400 for nonresidents, and (iii) guidelines permitting the transfer of special elk licenses to individuals, cooperators who assist in meeting agency hunting objectives, or wildlife conservation organizations whose mission is to ensure the conservation of Virginia's wildlife resources. The bill clarifies that a separate special license to hunt elk is not required to hunt elk outside of the designated elk management zone. This bill is identical to HB 388."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 262"
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citation: "Virginia SB 262 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["A. Benton \"Ben\" Chafin"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2020-01-03"
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last_action: "2020-03-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eba62f35-5ed1-45f9-ba47-e77ce2adbbfa"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB262"
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source_hash: "c51221e202e5133d6123c8f125be579be60cbcfcd995693441fa17458abf16ab"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 262 (2020) — Hunting elk; special license created.
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Special license to hunt elk. Authorizes the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries (the Board) to create a special license for hunting elk in the elk management zone that is required in addition to a general hunting license. The bill authorizes the Board to establish (i) quotas and procedures for selection to purchase a special elk license, (ii) a nonrefundable application fee of $15 for residents and $20 for nonresidents and a special elk license fee at no more than $40 for residents and $400 for nonresidents, and (iii) guidelines permitting the transfer of special elk licenses to individuals, cooperators who assist in meeting agency hunting objectives, or wildlife conservation organizations whose mission is to ensure the conservation of Virginia's wildlife resources. The bill clarifies that a separate special license to hunt elk is not required to hunt elk outside of the designated elk management zone. This bill is identical to HB 388.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0310)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0310)
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2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB262ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB262ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (SB262)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB262)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- A. Benton "Ben" Chafin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-03** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103926D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-03** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-14** Impact statement from DPB (SB262)
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- **2020-01-14** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-17** Passed by for the day
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- **2020-01-20** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-01-21** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-13** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-19** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-21** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-24** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-24** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-27** Enrolled
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- **2020-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB262ER)
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- **2020-02-27** Signed by President
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- **2020-02-27** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-10** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
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- **2020-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Approved by Governor-Chapter 310 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eba62f35-5ed1-45f9-ba47-e77ce2adbbfa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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