HJR 20 – Amends the Constitution to assert the right to hunt and fish

• Sponsor: Bernskoetter
• LR Number: 0373H.02P
• Committee: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources
• Last Action: 5/3/2023 - Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee
• Title: HCS HJR 20
• Effective Date: Upon voter approval
• House Handler: Black

Current Bill Summary

HCS/HJR 20 - This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, affirms the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife. Nothing in this constitutional amendment shall be construed to prevent the General Assembly from enacting laws that limit the rights of convicted felons or those adjudicated by a court to be a danger to one’s self or others as a result of a mental disorder or mental infirmity.

This amendment is similar to SJR 1 (2023), SJR 32 (2022), SJR 3 (2021), SJR 1 (2023), HCS/HJRs 82 & 106 (2022), SJR 16 (2021), and HJRs 23 & 38 (2021).

JULIA SHEVELEVA

Amendments

No Amendments Found.