Game & Fisheries 2025-2026

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The Senate Game & Fisheries Committee met on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, to consider the following bills:

SB469 (Langerholc) to provide $1 hunting and fishing licenses to law enforcement officers.

• SB469 was reported as committed (10-1).

SB1313 (Rothman) to provide former Pennsylvania residents hunting licenses at the same cost as resident licenses.

• SB 1313 was unanimously reported as committed.

The Senate Game & Fisheries Committee met on Tuesday, October 27, 2025, to consider the following bill:

SB1020 (Gebhard) – Includes “other period of military service” in the list of qualifications for disabled veterans to receive free and reduced price hunting licenses. Current law only provides these licenses to veterans injured in war or armed conflict.

The Senate Game & Fisheries Committee met on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, to consider the following bills:

SB67 (Laughlin) – Repeals ban on Sunday hunting, strengthens trespass penalties, eliminates processing reporting steps and provides representation for farmers and hunters. 

Amendment No. 1272 (Rothman) – Removes deer urine testing requirements.

Amendment No. 1270 (Boscola) –  Removes language designating deer urine as an acceptable use for chronic wasting disease areas.

SB476 (L. Williams) – Updates boater education requirements to reflect increased electric boating technology.

SB517 (Rothman) – Strengthens trespass penalties, connects hunters with private land, eliminates unnecessary processing steps and provides representation for farmers and hunters.

SB533 (Robinson) – Provides for disabled veteran hunting events.

SB800 (Rothman) –  Affords flexibility between the Fish and Boat Funds.

HB103 (Kulik) – Streamlines abandoned and derelict boat removal.

Amendment No. 1289 (Rothman) – Clarifies terms and notification structure. Amends penalty structure to match abandoned vehicles.

HB992 (Delloso) – Changes the makeup of the Boating Advisory Board.

HB1431 (Steele) – Repeals ban on Sunday hunting, strengthens trespass penalties, eliminates unnecessary steps and provides representation for farmers and hunters.

Amendment No. 1288 (Rothman) – Removes language relating to deer urine testing requirements, crop damage harvest processing, and agriculture representation.

Amendment No. 1256 (Boscola) – Removes language designating deer urine as an acceptable use for chronic wasting disease areas.

The Senate Game & Fisheries Committee met on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to consider the following bills:

Senate Bill 232 (Pennycuick) – Amends Title 30 (Fish) to expand access to free or discounted fishing licenses for disabled veterans.

• Reported unanimously.

Senate Bill 518 (Rothman) – Amends Title 34 (Game) to remove multiple provisions that state it is unlawful for an individual to refuse to answer questions posed by officers of the Game Commission.

• Reported unanimously.