HUNTING, TRAPPING, & FISHING RIGHTS                                                          S.J.R. S:

                                                                                                      FLOOR SUMMARY

Senate Joint Resolution S (as introduced 4-18-13)

Sponsor:  Senator Dave Hildenbrand

CONTENT

Senate Joint Resolution S would add the following language to the State Constitution: "Subject to conditions established by law and based on principles of scientific management of natural resources, the people have the right to hunt, trap, and fish and to harvest game and fish that are the property of the state and are held in the public trust."  The joint resolution also would require the State to enforce aggressively any laws adopted to protect this right.

The joint resolution would have to be submitted to the voters at the next general election, if two-thirds of the members elected to and serving in each house of the Legislature approved it.

                                                                                 Legislative Analyst:  Julie Cassidy

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  4-22-13                                                     Fiscal Analyst:  Josh Sefton

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.