VA SB 770

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Hunters and fishers; persons going on land, etc., without consent of landowner, Class 1 misdemeanor.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Board of Wildlife Resources; early special deer muzzleloading season; hunting with dogs. Directs the Board of Wildlife Resources to prescribe an early muzzleloading season to hunt deer that is no less than three weeks in duration and provides that no person shall hunt any game or nuisance species with dogs during the three-week period following such early muzzleloading season.

Introduced: 2026-01-22
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-02-16 — Read third time and defeated by Senate (14-Y 25-N 0-A)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2026-01-22
Presented and ordered printed 26104704D
introduction
2026-01-22
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Assigned HACNR sub: Rural Affairs
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Senate subcommittee offered
2026-02-03
Senate committee offered
2026-02-10
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Committee substitute printed 26106963D-S1
substitution
2026-02-12
Rules suspended
2026-02-12
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-12
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-13
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-13
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
substitution
2026-02-13
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
substitution
2026-02-16
Read third time and defeated by Senate (14-Y 25-N 0-A)
failure,reading-3

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Votes

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute
2026-02-10 · pass · 8-6
Member-level votes (15)
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- David R. Suetterlein: no
- T. Travis Hackworth: no
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
- Russet Perry: not voting
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Timmy French: no
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed R
2026-02-12 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Passage R
2026-02-16 · fail · 14-25
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: no
- Lamont Bagby: no
- Jennifer B. Boysko: not voting
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: no
- Luther Cifers, III: no
- Christie New Craig: no
- R. Creigh Deeds: no
- Bill DeSteph: no
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
- Tara A. Durant: no
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: no
- T. Travis Hackworth: no
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: no
- Mamie E. Locke: no
- L. Louise Lucas: no
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Mark J. Peake: no
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: no
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: no
- David R. Suetterlein: no
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: no
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB770

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