# Pennsylvania HB 1431: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for regulations and for unlawful activities; and, in hunting and furtaking, . . . repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, further providing for unlawful devices and methods and for trespass on private property while hunting and repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday without written permission. Pennsylvania HB 1431, An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for regulations and for unlawful activities; and, in hunting and furtaking, . . . repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, further providing for unlawful devices and methods and for trespass on private property while hunting and repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday without written permission., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mandy Steele (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-07-09 (Act No. 36 of 2025) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1431-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Pennsylvania HB 1431 - State: Pennsylvania - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for regulations and for unlawful activities; and, in hunting and furtaking, . . . repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday prohibited, further providing for unlawful devices and methods and for trespass on private property while hunting and repealing provisions relating to hunting on Sunday without written permission. - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-08 - Last action: 2025-07-09, Act No. 36 of 2025 - Sponsor: Mandy Steele (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 15 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 15 (888 yes, 581 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Farm representation and backup hunting seasons: benefit, low. The Governor must ensure at least one Game Commission member represents farm commodity interests tied to normal farming and wildlife. The law uses the Right-to-Farm Law’s definitions of agricultural commodities and normal farm operations. If the Commission fails to set seasons, bag limits, or other… - Stronger landowner protections and trespass penalties: mixed, medium. Qualifying purple paint marks on trees or posts now provide trespass notice to hunters and people trapping wildlife. Knowingly entering or staying without authorization on posted, enclosed, or purple-marked land is a second-degree summary offense. It can also cost hunting privileges for up to one y… - Sunday hunting expands with permission limits: mixed, medium. The law repeals the general Sunday hunting ban, including its three-Sunday limit and related private-land written-permission rule. Other hunting laws and Game Commission rules still apply. A separate written-permission requirement applies to Sunday hunting under the subchapter containing section 21… - New kill reports and carcass options: mixed, low. Required kill reports remain due within 24 hours and list the date, time, place, and number killed. Reports must give each carcass’s location instead of the animal’s sex. The Game Commission must offer assigned crop-damage deer removers self-reporting by toll-free phone, online application, or publ… - Hunters can use tested deer urine: mixed, low. Hunters can use natural deer urine to hunt, attract, or scout wildlife only when it meets testing and labeling requirements. Products must have no detectable chronic wasting disease prions, the proteins that cause the disease. Labels must show testing by real-time quaking-induced conversion assay o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mandy Steele (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abigail Salisbury (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Arvind Venkat (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ben Waxman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brian Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Pielli (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Craig T. Staats (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Madsen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: G. Roni Green (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jim Haddock (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joe Emrick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nancy Guenst (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patrick J. Harkins (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tarah Probst (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-26 | Senate | House Bill 1431 PN1998, Final Passage | pass | 34 | 16 | | | 2025-06-26 | Senate | House Bill 1431 PN1998 A01349, DUSH Amendment No. A-1349 | fail | 9 | 41 | | | 2025-06-25 | committee | 16 6 | pass | 16 | 6 | | | 2025-06-24 | committee | 7 4 | pass | 7 | 4 | | | 2025-06-24 | committee | 5 6 | fail | 5 | 6 | | | 2025-06-24 | committee | 6 5 | pass | 6 | 5 | | | 2025-06-11 | House | House Bill 1431 PN1896, FINAL PASSAGE | pass | 131 | 72 | | | 2025-06-11 | committee | 37 0 | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-06-10 | House | House Bill 1431 PN1667 A00929, MOTION TO TABLE | pass | 102 | 101 | | | 2025-06-10 | House | House Bill 1431 PN1667 A00935 | pass | 203 | 0 | | | 2025-06-10 | House | House Bill 1431 PN1667 A00958 | fail | 101 | 102 | | | 2025-06-10 | committee | 18 15 | pass | 18 | 15 | | | 2025-06-10 | House | House Bill 1431 PN1667 A00932 | fail | 101 | 102 | | | 2025-06-10 | House | House Bill 1431 PN1667 A00928 | fail | 101 | 102 | | | 2025-06-03 | committee | 17 9 | pass | 17 | 9 | | ## Actions (24) - 2025-07-09: Act No. 36 of 2025 (Governor) - 2025-07-09: Approved by the Governor (Governor) - 2025-07-01: Presented to the Governor (House) - 2025-06-30: Signed in Senate (House) - 2025-06-30: Signed in House (House) - 2025-06-30: House concurred in Senate amendments (142-61) (House) - 2025-06-30: Re-reported on concurrence, as committed (House) - 2025-06-30: Referred to Rules (House) - 2025-06-26: Third consideration and final passage (34-16) (Senate) - 2025-06-25: Re-reported as committed (Senate) - 2025-06-25: Re-referred to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-06-25: Second consideration (Senate) - 2025-06-24: First consideration (Senate) - 2025-06-24: Reported as amended (Senate) - 2025-06-18: Referred to Game & Fisheries (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Third consideration and final passage (131-72) (House) - 2025-06-11: Re-reported as committed (House) - 2025-06-10: Re-committed to Appropriations (House) - 2025-06-10: Second consideration, with amendments (House) - 2025-06-10: Re-reported as committed (House) - 2025-06-03: Re-committed to Rules (House) - 2025-06-03: First consideration (House) - 2025-06-03: Reported as committed (House) - 2025-05-08: Referred to Game & Fisheries (House) ## Bill text - PN 1998, 2025-06-24: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1431/PN1998), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1431/PN1998), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1431/PN1998) - PN 1896, 2025-06-10: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1431/PN1896), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1431/PN1896), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1431/PN1896) - PN 1667, 2025-05-08: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1431/PN1667), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1431/PN1667), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1431/PN1667) ## Related bills - HB 2545: An Act providing for insurance coverage for vaginal estrogen for the treatment of menopausal symptoms and urinary tract infections. 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