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Indiana Senate Bill SB0049

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1+*ES0049.1*
2+February 22, 2024
3+ENGROSSED
4+SENATE BILL No. 49
5+_____
6+DIGEST OF SB 49 (Updated February 21, 2024 11:05 am - DI 140)
7+Citations Affected: IC 14-8; IC 14-22.
8+Synopsis: Catastrophically disabled veteran hunting. Provides that
9+catastrophically disabled veterans may hunt on the same free hunting
10+days as those designated for youth hunters by the director of the
11+department of natural resources. Defines "catastrophically disabled".
12+Effective: July 1, 2024.
13+Glick, Tomes, Niezgodski, Ford J.D.,
14+Alexander, Byrne, Qaddoura, Doriot,
15+Baldwin, Crane, Yoder
16+(HOUSE SPONSORS — ABBOTT, ZENT, JUDY, LINDAUER)
17+January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
18+January 22, 2024, reported favorably — Do Pass.
19+January 25, 2024, read second time, ordered engrossed.
20+January 26, 2024, engrossed.
21+January 30, 2024, read third time, passed. Yeas 49, nays 0.
22+HOUSE ACTION
23+February 12, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
24+February 22, 2024, reported — Do Pass.
25+ES 49—LS 6269/DI 150 February 22, 2024
126 Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
227 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
328 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
429 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
530 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
631 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
732 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
833 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
934 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
1035 between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11-SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 49
12-AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural
13-resources.
36+ENGROSSED
37+SENATE BILL No. 49
38+A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
39+natural and cultural resources.
1440 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
15-SECTION 1. IC 14-8-2-37.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
16-AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
17-1, 2024]: Sec. 37.2. "Catastrophically disabled", for purposes of
18-IC 14-22-11-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-22-11-18.
19-SECTION 2. IC 14-22-11-18, AS AMENDED BY THE
20-TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2024 GENERAL
21-ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
22-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "catastrophically
23-disabled" has the meaning set forth in 38 CFR 17.36(e) as in effect
24-January 1, 2023.
25-(a) (b) The director may designate not more than four (4) days each
26-year as free hunting days for youth hunters and catastrophically
27-disabled veterans.
28-(b) (c) During a free hunting day for youth hunters and
29-catastrophically disabled veterans designated under subsection (a),
30-(b), a resident who is less than eighteen (18) years of age or a resident
31-who is a catastrophically disabled veteran may:
32-(1) hunt using hunting methods that are designated by the director
33-and that are legal for that hunting season; and
34-SEA 49 2
35-(2) exercise the same privileges that a resident is entitled to under
36-IC 14-22-12-1(24). IC 14-22-12-1(a)(24) for a youth hunter or
37-IC 14-22-12-1(a) for a catastrophically disabled veteran.
38-A youth hunter or a catastrophically disabled veteran is not required
39-to pay a fee or possess a hunting license.
40-(c) (d) A youth hunter who hunts during a free hunting day for youth
41-hunters under this section must:
42-(1) comply with the conditions and rules adopted by the director;
43-and
44-(2) be accompanied by an individual who:
45-(A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
46-(B) holds a valid hunting license under IC 14-22-12 or is not
47-required to have a hunting license under this chapter.
48-(d) (e) The individual under subsection (c)(2) (d)(2) who
49-accompanies the youth hunter:
50-(1) must be in close enough proximity to monitor the youth
51-hunter's activities and communicate with the youth hunter at all
52-times; and
53-(2) may assist the youth hunter, including calling, but may not
54-carry a firearm or bow and arrow.
55-(f) A catastrophically disabled veteran who hunts during a free
56-hunting day under this section must:
57-(1) comply with the conditions and rules adopted by the
58-director; and
59-(2) be accompanied by an individual who is at least eighteen
60-(18) years of age.
61-(g) The individual under subsection (f)(2) who accompanies a
62-catastrophically disabled veteran:
63-(1) is not required to hold a valid hunting license under
64-IC 14-22-12 or to have a hunting license under this chapter;
65-(2) must be in close enough proximity to monitor the
66-catastrophically disabled veteran's activities and
67-communicate with the catastrophically disabled veteran at all
68-times; and
69-(3) may assist the catastrophically disabled veteran, including
70-calling, but may not carry a firearm or bow and arrow.
71-SEA 49 President of the Senate
72-President Pro Tempore
73-Speaker of the House of Representatives
74-Governor of the State of Indiana
75-Date: Time:
76-SEA 49
41+1 SECTION 1. IC 14-8-2-37.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
42+2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
43+3 1, 2024]: Sec. 37.2. "Catastrophically disabled", for purposes of
44+4 IC 14-22-11-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 14-22-11-18.
45+5 SECTION 2. IC 14-22-11-18, AS AMENDED BY THE
46+6 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2024 GENERAL
47+7 ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
48+8 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "catastrophically
49+9 disabled" has the meaning set forth in 38 CFR 17.36(e) as in effect
50+10 January 1, 2023.
51+11 (a) (b) The director may designate not more than four (4) days each
52+12 year as free hunting days for youth hunters and catastrophically
53+13 disabled veterans.
54+14 (b) (c) During a free hunting day for youth hunters and
55+15 catastrophically disabled veterans designated under subsection (a),
56+16 (b), a resident who is less than eighteen (18) years of age or a resident
57+ES 49—LS 6269/DI 150 2
58+1 who is a catastrophically disabled veteran may:
59+2 (1) hunt using hunting methods that are designated by the director
60+3 and that are legal for that hunting season; and
61+4 (2) exercise the same privileges that a resident is entitled to under
62+5 IC 14-22-12-1(24). IC 14-22-12-1(a)(24) for a youth hunter or
63+6 IC 14-22-12-1(a) for a catastrophically disabled veteran.
64+7 A youth hunter or a catastrophically disabled veteran is not required
65+8 to pay a fee or possess a hunting license.
66+9 (c) (d) A youth hunter who hunts during a free hunting day for youth
67+10 hunters under this section must:
68+11 (1) comply with the conditions and rules adopted by the director;
69+12 and
70+13 (2) be accompanied by an individual who:
71+14 (A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
72+15 (B) holds a valid hunting license under IC 14-22-12 or is not
73+16 required to have a hunting license under this chapter.
74+17 (d) (e) The individual under subsection (c)(2) (d)(2) who
75+18 accompanies the youth hunter:
76+19 (1) must be in close enough proximity to monitor the youth
77+20 hunter's activities and communicate with the youth hunter at all
78+21 times; and
79+22 (2) may assist the youth hunter, including calling, but may not
80+23 carry a firearm or bow and arrow.
81+24 (f) A catastrophically disabled veteran who hunts during a free
82+25 hunting day under this section must:
83+26 (1) comply with the conditions and rules adopted by the
84+27 director; and
85+28 (2) be accompanied by an individual who is at least eighteen
86+29 (18) years of age.
87+30 (g) The individual under subsection (f)(2) who accompanies a
88+31 catastrophically disabled veteran:
89+32 (1) is not required to hold a valid hunting license under
90+33 IC 14-22-12 or to have a hunting license under this chapter;
91+34 (2) must be in close enough proximity to monitor the
92+35 catastrophically disabled veteran's activities and
93+36 communicate with the catastrophically disabled veteran at all
94+37 times; and
95+38 (3) may assist the catastrophically disabled veteran, including
96+39 calling, but may not carry a firearm or bow and arrow.
97+ES 49—LS 6269/DI 150 3
98+COMMITTEE REPORT
99+Madam President: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources, to
100+which was referred Senate Bill No. 49, has had the same under
101+consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
102+the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
103+ (Reference is to SB 49 as introduced.)
104+
105+GLICK, Chairperson
106+Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0
107+_____
108+COMMITTEE REPORT
109+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Natural Resources, to which was
110+referred Senate Bill 49, has had the same under consideration and begs
111+leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation
112+that said bill do pass.
113+(Reference is to SB 49 as printed January 23, 2024.)
114+LINDAUER
115+Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0
116+ES 49—LS 6269/DI 150