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PA HB1917
Bill
Status
10/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Timothy Briggs
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AI Summary
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Creates free hunting and fishing licenses for members of federally recognized indigenous tribes, including Lenape, Shawnee, Seneca-Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora nations
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Requires applicants to present valid photo ID plus one of the following: Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood, written statement from a tribal official, or genealogical documentation proving tribal membership or adoption/marriage into the tribe
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Includes legislative acknowledgment that Pennsylvania is unceded territory to the Lenape, Shawnee, and Seneca-Cayuga nations and that hunting and fishing rights were never ceded by native nations
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Amends both Title 30 (Fish) and Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to add these provisions
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Takes effect 60 days after enactment
Legislative Description
In fishing licenses, providing for indigenous Americans fishing licenses; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for resident license and fee exemptions.
Last Action
Referred to Game & Fisheries
10/6/2025