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LC 1301

Repeal nonresident landowner preference for big game combo licenses

2025 Regular Session

Repeals the nonresident landowner preference for big game combo licenses, changing who gets licenses and impacting residents and other applicants.

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Bill Summary · LC 1301

LC 1301 — Repeal nonresident landowner preference for big game combo licenses

Overview

LC 1301 is a proposed bill in the Fish and Wildlife subject area that seeks to repeal the existing nonresident landowner preference for big game combo licenses. In practical terms, the bill would remove the policy that currently prioritizes nonresident landowners in the allocation of these licenses. The proposed change aims to modify how big game combo licenses are issued to potential hunters.

Purpose and intent

  • End the nonresident landowner preference for big game combo licenses.
  • Move toward a licensing framework where this specific preference is no longer available to nonresident landowners.
  • Align license allocation with the updated statutory or programmatic approach adopted in the bill, subject to subsequent implementing rules.

Key provisions (what the bill would do)

  • Repeal the statutory provision that grants a preference to nonresident landowners for big game combo licenses.
  • Remove any mechanisms that allot or prioritize licenses to nonresident landowners under the big game combo category.
  • Require the relevant wildlife or licensing authority to issue big game combo licenses without the nonresident landowner preference (as defined by the bill’s text).
  • Any related cross-references or adjustments to related licensing processes that previously supported the preference would need to be revised accordingly.

Note: The available information specifies only the repealing of the nonresident landowner preference. Further details on how licenses would be allocated post-repeal (e.g., resident-first, random drawing, or other categories) are not provided in the provided material.

Affected parties and impacts

  • Primary impact: nonresident landowners who currently receive a preference for big game combo licenses.
  • Residents and other nonresident applicants: could experience changes in license availability or competition dynamics, depending on how the allocation process is adjusted after the repeal.
  • Wildlife management and licensing agencies: would implement the repeal, adjust application materials, and update regulatory language and procedures.
  • License applicants: changes to eligibility considerations and application processes for big game combo licenses.

Procedural timeline and status

  • Introduced: November 12, 2024
  • Legislative actions indicating drafting progression:
    • 2024-11-12: Drafter Assigned; Draft On Hold
    • 2024-12-02: Draft On Hold (noting holds in process)
    • 2025-02-05 to 2025-02-08: Steps include Draft Taken Off Hold, Draft in Edit, Draft in Legal Review
    • 2025-02-12: Draft in Assembly; Draft in Input/Proofing; Draft in Final Drafter Review
    • 2025-02-13: Draft Ready for Delivery (LC)
  • Current status: (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery, indicating the bill is in the final drafting stage ahead of formal delivery to the legislature for introduction and consideration.

Next steps

  • If introduced, the bill would proceed through committee review, potential amendments, and floor votes in the legislative chamber(s).
  • Implementing regulations and guidance would follow to define the post-repeal license allocation process and any associated administrative changes.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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