2026 Regular Session
HB1067
Hunting - Lead and Lead-Based Ammunition - Phase-Out
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to require, through a certain phasing-out process, the use of nonlead ammunition for the hunting of all game species on or before July 1, 2030; and requiring the Department to authorize the use of lead ammunition for muzzleloaders, handguns, rifles, and shotguns if nonlead ammunition is not commercially available for the specific firearm; and establishing a civil penalty for a first violation of the Act of a fine of $750.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 21, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment 373029/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected
Failed
37 yea–84 nay · 13 not voting · 7 absent
March 21, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment 643426/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected
Failed
39 yea–89 nay · 7 not voting · 6 absent
March 23, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
91 yea–42 nay · 7 not voting · 1 absent
April 9, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
32 yea–10 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent
Committee referrals
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
February 9, 2026 · House
Environment and Transportation
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Senate Refuses Recede
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Senate House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Guyton and Boyce)
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Senate House Requests Senate Recede
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Senate House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
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House House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Guyton and Boyce)
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House House Requests Senate Recede
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House House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
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Senate Third Reading Passed (32-10) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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Senate Floor Amendment {883026/1 (Senator Bailey) Adopted View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {943720/1 Adopted View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
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House Third Reading Passed (91-42) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Floor Amendment {643426/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (39-89)
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House Floor Amendment {373029/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (37-84)
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House Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Adams) Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments {263222/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
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House Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Environment and Transportation