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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia authorizes Division of Natural Resources to promulgate hunting and trapping rule
Last action · January 28, 2026: Reported in Com. Sub. for S. B. 374Sponsor: Patricia Rucker
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia authorizes the Division of Natural Resources to officially adopt a defining terms used in hunting and trapping, as filed in the State Register on March 31, 2025.
Enables the enforcement of updated regulatory definitions for hunting and trapping across the state under the authority of the Department of Commerce.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Division of Natural Resources
Receives legislative authorization to promulgate and enact its filed rule regarding hunting and trapping definitions.
Hunters and trappers
Subject to the newly defined terms and regulations regarding hunting and trapping activities in West Virginia.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Jan 28, 2026SenateReported in Com. Sub. for S. B. 374
- Jan 15, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Judiciary
- Jan 15, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Jan 15, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Judiciary
- Jan 15, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 20)
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