# Virginia SB1204: Hunter education program personnel; Board of Wildlife Resources to staff.

Virginia SB1204, Hunter education program personnel; Board of Wildlife Resources to staff., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tammy Brankley Mulchi (Republican); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1204
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Hunter education program personnel; Board of Wildlife Resources to staff.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443)
- Sponsor: Tammy Brankley Mulchi (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (239 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Hunter education program personnel. Requires the Board of Wildlife Resources to staff the hunter education program with appropriate personnel to ensure that hunter education, training, workshops, and volunteer management are carried out across the Commonwealth. Currently, the Board is required to establish at least one full-time hunter education coordinator position for each Department of Wildlife Resources administrative region, and each coordinator is assigned to a conservation police officer district and has the responsibility for providing hunter education training throughout his administrative region.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tammy Brankley Mulchi (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Passed House | pass | 92 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | pass | 14 | 8 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0443) (Governor)
- 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 443 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1204) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1204ER) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-17: Passed House (92-Y 4-N) (House)
- 2025-02-17: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-14: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (14-Y 8-N) (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (House)
- 2025-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-31: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Read second time and engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Assigned ACNR sub: Rural Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1204) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100725D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074578.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074577.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055774.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055773.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018216.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018215.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074578.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074577.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055774.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1055773.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018216.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018215.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1204-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).