HBA-BSM H.B. 1157 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1157
By: Bonnen
State Recreational Resources
2/26/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires a person possessing a firearm to have written consent
from the landowner to hunt or engage in target shooting on that person's
property in counties that have a population of 2,000,000 or more.  House
Bill 1157 decreases to 200,000 or more population requirement of a county
in which a person is to possess written consent in order to hunt or engage
in target shooting on land owned by another. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1157 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to decrease from
2,000,000  to 200,000 the population requirement of a county in which a
person possessing a firearm must have the written consent of the owner of
the land in the person's immediate possession in order to hunt or engage in
target shooting on land owned by another. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.