Just before midnight on Saturday, March 11, the West Virginia 2023 adjourned sine die. Adjourned sine die means the legislative session is completed and not returning. This year, the legislature passed the following sportsmen bills.
Three of the four bills that the Sportsmen’s Alliance was following after crossover passed the opposite house and have been sent to Gov. Jim Justice for his consideration.
Senate Bill 200 expands allowing leashed dogs to track wounded game to include elk, turkey and wild boar when hunting. Senate Bill 200 unanimously passed both Senate and the House.
Senate Bill 733 allows the Department of Natural Resources to issue lifetime licenses, stamps and permits. SB 733 unanimously passed both the Senate and the House.
House Bill 2004 prevents payments by credit cards to be used for surveillance of Second Amendment activity and discriminatory conduct. HB 2004 unanimously passed both the House and Senate.
Even though the 2023 legislative session is over the Sportsmen’s Alliance will continue to monitor activities in West Virginia as you never know when issues that sportsmen need to be aware of may pop up.
As always, you can check our national heat map of legislation and follow us on social media for breaking updates. Sportsmen throughout the Mountain State must stay actively involved to defend our hunting, fishing, and trapping heritage for present and future generations to enjoy. Working together, we cannot lose!
About the Sportsmen’s Alliance: The Sportsmen’s Alliance protects and defends America’s wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits – hunting, fishing and trapping – that generate the money to pay for them. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible. Stay connected to Sportsmen’s Alliance: Online, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
