SB 280 IN

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Provides that, for a hunting season beginning after June 30, 2025, rifles may be used to hunt deer on public property subject to certain restrictions. Removes certain rifle case length limitations and provides that a hunter may use a rifle chambered for a centerfire rifle cartridge that fires a bullet that is at least five and fifty-six hundredths (5.56) of a millimeter in diameter or larger to hunt deer. Prohibits the department of natural resources from adopting rules regarding centerfire rifle case length limitations.

• Scott Baldwin Republican · author
• Chris Garten Republican · author
• Tyler Johnson Republican · author
• Shane Lindauer Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 13, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources · upper
2. Jan 13, 2025 Authored by Senator Baldwin · upper
3. Jan 16, 2025 Senator Garten added as second author · upper
4. Jan 27, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
5. Feb 3, 2025 Senator Johnson T added as third author · upper
6. Feb 3, 2025 Senator Raatz added as coauthor · upper
7. Feb 3, 2025 Amendment #1 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote · upper
8. Feb 3, 2025 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
9. Feb 4, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Lindauer · upper
10. Feb 5, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
11. Feb 4, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 71: yeas 50, nays 0 · upper
12. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources · lower
13. Mar 13, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
14. Mar 13, 2025 Representative Commons added as cosponsor · lower
15. Mar 17, 2025 Representative Greene added as cosponsor · lower
16. Mar 17, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
17. Mar 17, 2025 Representative Abbott added as cosponsor · lower
18. Mar 24, 2025 Placed back on second reading · lower
19. Mar 25, 2025 Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
20. Mar 25, 2025 Amendment #1 (Lindauer) prevailed; voice vote · lower
21. Mar 28, 2025 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
22. Mar 27, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 320: yeas 92, nays 0 · lower
23. Mar 31, 2025 Motion to concur filed · upper
24. Apr 2, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
25. Apr 1, 2025 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 331: yeas 46, nays 1 · upper
26. Apr 3, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
27. Apr 9, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
28. Apr 16, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
29. Apr 16, 2025 Public Law 76 · upper