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type: "Bill"
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title: "Hunting with the assistance of dogs; hunting or killing raccoons on Sunday."
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description: "Removes the prohibition on hunting or killing raccoons after 2:00 a.m. on Sunday. This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "HB 239"
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citation: "Virginia HB 239 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Agriculture", "Animal Care and Food", "Game", "Inland Fisheries and Boating", "Hunting Laws and Permits"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Terry G. Kilgore"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2018-01-02"
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last_action: "2018-03-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca275616-ed80-4494-9615-a828ada38e86"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB239"
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source_hash: "0ec0d7dd625ea2bf094b7e29773c941562783f585a74fd891763c0c161a92ae4"
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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 HB 239 (2018) — Hunting with the assistance of dogs; hunting or killing raccoons on Sunday.
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Removes the prohibition on hunting or killing raccoons after 2:00 a.m. on Sunday. This bill is identical to
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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. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB239ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB239ER)
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2. **House: Committee substitute printed 18105399D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB239H1)
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3. **House: Floor substitute printed 18106254D-H2 (Kilgore)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB239H2)
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4. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103859D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB239)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **6–2** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute — **17–5** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Read third time and passed House — **80–19** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Terry G. Kilgore — primary (person)
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- A. Benton "Ben" Chafin — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-02** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103859D `introduction`
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- **2018-01-02** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-15** Assigned ACNRsub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2018-01-29** Passed by for the day
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- **2018-01-30** Floor substitute printed 18106254D-H2 (Kilgore)
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- **2018-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2018-01-30** Committee substitute rejected 18105399D-H1
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- **2018-01-30** Substitute by Delegate Kilgore agreed to 18106254D-H2
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- **2018-01-30** Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB239H2
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- **2018-01-31** Read third time and passed House (80-Y 19-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2018-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2018-02-01** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2018-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2018-02-22** Signed by Speaker
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- **2018-02-23** Signed by President
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- **2018-02-26** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
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- **2018-02-26** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
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- **2018-03-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 113 (effective 7/1/18) `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/ca275616-ed80-4494-9615-a828ada38e86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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