2010 - 2011 Legislation
Assembly

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Bill #A288
Primary Sponsors: Brian Rumpf, Herb Conaway, Daniel VanPelt
Co-Sponsors: James Holzapfel, David Wolfe, Patrick Diegnan, Alison McHose, Paul Moriarty, Gary Chiusano, Scott Rumana
Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in DEP and appropriates $200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demands Fund.
Status: 1/12/2010 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
UBNJ Position: Support

Bill #A1683
Primary Sponsors: John Burzichelli, Alison Littell McHose
Co-Sponsors: Nelson Albano, Matthew Milam, Gary Chiusano, Dawn Marie Addiego, Scott Rudder, Celeste Riley
Changes perimeter for bow and arrow hunting around occupied building.
Status: 1/12/2010 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
6/14/2010 Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
UBNJ Position: Support

Bill #A1202 (2009-2010 Session)
Primary Sponsor: Anthony Chiappone
Co-Sponsor:
Changes the composition and revises the authority of Fish & Game Council; creates a non-lethal alternative committee within council.
Status: 1/8/2008 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
UBNJ Position: Oppose

Bill A1152
Primary Sponsor: David Rible, Mary Pat Angelini
Co-Sponsors: Nelson Albano, David Wolfe, James Holzapfel, Patrick Diegnan, Allison Littell McHose, Louis Greenwald, Scott Rumana, John amodeo
Prohibits the use of certain fishing gear on artificial reefs.
Status: 1/12/2010 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
UBNJ Position: Support

Bill #A2272
Primary Sponsors: Alison McHose, Gary Chiusano
Co-Sponsors: Douglas Fisher, Ronald Dancer, David Wolfe, Alex DeCroce, Richard Merkt
Clarifies the Fish & Game has sole authority to regulation freshwater fishing, hunting and trapping.
Status: 2/18/2010 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
UBNJ Position: Watch

Bill #A2695
Primary Sponsors: Matthew Milam, Nelson Albano
Co-Sponsor:
Authorizes free hunting, fishing, and trapping license and free admission to State Parks and forests for individuals with certain types of military service.
Status: 5/13/2010 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
UBNJ Position: Support

Bill #A174
Primary Sponsors: Gary Chiusano, Alison McHose
Provides for no net loss of DEP lands for fishing, hunting and trapping purposes.
Status: 1/12/2010 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
UBNJ Position: Support

Bill #ACR15
Primary Sponsors: Alison McHose, Gary Chiusano
Proposes constitutional amendment to preserve right of people to fish, hunt, trap and harvest fish and wildlife.
Status: 1/12/2010 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
UBNJ Position: Support

Updated 6/21/10