SF0027

Signed into Law

Leashed dogs for tracking-black bear.

Allows hunters to use leashed dogs to track and recover killed or wounded black bears.

Full legal title

AN ACT relating to game and fish; allowing a person to use a leashed blood-trailing dog to track and recover a killed or wounded black bear; and providing for an effective date.

Game & Fish

Sponsor:

Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Byron, Connolly, Haroldson, Harshman, Jarvis, Provenza, Riggins, Wharff, Senator(s) Anderson, Hicks, Schuler

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What does this bill do?

Allows a person to use a leashed blood-trailing dog to track and recover a wounded or killed black bear within 72 hours of shooting the animal.

Permits use of one leashed blood-trailing dog to track a wounded or killed black bear within 72 hours of shooting the animal. (W.S. 23-3-109(d), Sec. 1)

Effective: July 1, 2026

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Actions (20)

3/5/2026(LSO)

Assigned Chapter Number 43

3/5/2026(Governor)

Governor Signed SEA No. 0022

3/2/2026(House)

H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0022

3/2/2026(Senate)

S President Signed SEA No. 0022

2/27/2026(LSO)

Assigned Number SEA No. 0022

Roll Call Votes (5)

H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-3-0-0

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2/27/2026HouseYea 59Nay 0Excused 3

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Yea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, L. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, K. Campbell, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Erickson, Davis, Filer, Fornstrom, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Harshman, Hoeft, Heiner, Jarvis, Knapp, L. Larsen, JT. Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, Nicholas, McCann, Ottman, Pendergraft, Posey, Provenza, Riggins, Schmid, Singh, Rodriguez-Williams, Smith, Sherwood, Storer, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Thayer, Washut, Wasserburger, Webber, Webb, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Yin, Neiman

Excused: Kelly, Johnson, Wylie

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H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

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2/24/2026HouseYea 9Nay 0

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Yea: E. CAMPBELL, CONNOLLY, HARSHMAN, JARVIS, PROVENZA, STORER, THAYER, WHARFF, BYRON

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S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0

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2/20/2026SenateYea 31Nay 0

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Yea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Cooper, Case, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Hicks, Jones, Hutchings, Ide, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, Love, McKeown, Nethercott, Pappas, Olsen, Pearson, Salazar, Rothfuss, Scott, Schuler, Steinmetz, Biteman

S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

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2/17/2026SenateYea 5Nay 0

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Yea: BONER, HICKS, JONES, SCHULER, LANDEN

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S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel 30-0-1-0-0

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2/10/2026SenateYea 30Nay 0Excused 1

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Yea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Landen, Kolb, Laursen, Love, McKeown, Nethercott, Pearson, Olsen, Rothfuss, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Biteman, Steinmetz