Hamilton Reef
12-04-2000, 01:58 PM
This is taken from the MUCC Alert:
Update on House Bill 6147 - The Dove Bill
Late Thursday afternoon on November 30, 2000, at approximately 3:45 PM, the Senate Committee on Hunting, Fishing and Forestry made history and passed House Bill 6147 out of committee with no amendments. The bill should be taken up next week, possibly on Tuesday, December 5th in the Senate.
Senators Hoffman, Dingell and Gast supported the legislation with Senators Bullard and Byrum dissenting. Senator Gast gave testimony before he voted that he would be voting against the bill
on the floor, even though he would vote for the bill in committee. He didn't believe that lining up doves on a power line and shooting them (which is illegal in Michigan) is a fair way to hunt. It's odd that Gast plans to vote against
HB6147 on the floor after voting for it in committee. Senator Gast is the author of the legislation that became Proposal G (Act 377 of 1996). This proposal authorizes the NRC the exclusive authority to regulate the taking of game. Senator Gast should be reminded of his own legislation that later became Proposal G. Gast
needs to allow the NRC (which favors a dove season by a 7-0 margin), the option of deciding if the taking of mourning doves should be allowed.
Senator Byrum, who interestingly enough ran on a pro-sportsmens platform during her unsuccessful
congressional race against Senator Mike Rogers, voted against sportsmen on this issue in committee. We're not sure how Senator Byrum will vote on the senate floor.
This is the closest that we have come in the last 95 years to getting a dove season. We've never successfully passed this legislation through one of the two houses, and then gotten it through committee on the second side. The past 3 times this legislation has been tried, the furthest it has gone is making it through the Senate, only to be stopped in the House because of broken promises that had been made by Representative Mick Middaugh in 1995.
HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW TO HELP!
Action Item #1: Write editorial letters to your local newspapers supporting House Bill 6147. Point out that this is a wonderful additional recreational opportunity, especially for young, old and physically disabled hunters, at little or no cost to the state.
Action Item #2: Call, write (fax your letters) and send e-mail to Governor Engler, your Senator, Senate Majority Leader Dan DeGrow and Senate President Dick Posthumus. In 1995, the last time that this bill was voted on by the Senate, the following Senators, who are still in office, voted NO: Harry Gast, George Hart, Donald
Koivisto, Arthur Miller, Gary Peters, John Schwartz, Alma Smith, William VanRegenmorter
and Jackie Vaughn
These Senators were excused absences from the vote: Virgil Smith, Joe Young
This Senator did not vote on the issue: Leon Stille
Action Item #3: Contact your friends, family members, and every hunter you know
and have them do the same!
Name P Phone Fax E-Mail
Governor's Information
John Engler R 517-335-7858 517-335-6863 Go to the following web page and fill
In the information you want to mail to Governor Engler: http://www.state.mi.us/migov/gov/index.htm
President of the Senate's Information
Dick Posthumus R 517-373-6800 517-241-3956 ltgov@exec.state.mi.us
Senate Information
Loren Bennett R 800-704-6299 517-373-9228 SenLBennett@senate.state.mi.us
Bill Bullard R 888-736-2855 517-373-0938 SenBBullard@senate.state.mi.us
Dianne Byrum D 517-373-1734 517-373-5397 SenDByrum@senate.state.mi.us
John Cherry D 800-551-1636 517-373-1453 SenJCherry@senate.state.mi.us
Kenneth DeBeaussaert D 517-373-7315 517-373-3126 SenKDeBeaussaert@senate.state.mi.us
Dan DeGrow R 517-373-7708 517-373-1450 SenDDeGrow@senate.state.mi.us
Chris Dingell D 517-373-7800 517-373-9310 SenCDingell@senate.state.mi.us
Mat Dunaskiss R 517-373-2417 517-373-2694 SenMDunaskiss@senate.state.mi.us
Robert Emerson D 517-373-0142 517-373-3938 SenBEmerson@senate.state.mi.us
Joanne Emmons R 517-373-3760 517-373-8661 SenJEmmons@senate.state.mi.us
Harry Gast R 517-373-6960 517-373-0897 SenHGast@senate.state.mi.us
Mike Goschka R 800-336-6453 517-373-3487 SenMGoschka@senate.state.mi.us
Joel Gougeon R 517-373-1777 517-373-5871 SenJGougeon@senate.state.mi.us
Beverly Hammerstrom R 888-477-8238 517-373-0927 SenBHammerstrom@senate.state.mi.us
George Hart D 517-373-6820 517-373-3101 SenGHart@senate.state.mi.us
Philip Hoffman R 517-373-2426 517-373-2964 SenPHoffman@senate.state.mi.us
David Jaye R 517-373-7670 517-373-5958 SenDJaye@senate.state.mi.us
Shirley Johnson R 517-373-2523 517-373-5669 SenSJohnson@senate.state.mi.us
Donald Koivisto D 517-373-7840 517-373-3932 SenDKoivisto@senate.state.mi.us
Burton Leland D 517-373-0994 517-373-5981 SenBLeland@senate.state.mi.us
Thaddeus McCotter R 517-373-1707 517-373-3935 SenTMcCotter@senate.state.mius
George McManus R 517-373-1725 517-373-0741 SenGMcManus@senate.state.mi.us
Arthur Miller D 517-373-8360 517-373-9230 SenAMiller@senate.state.mi.us
Raymond Murphy D 517-373-0990 517-373-5338 SenRMurphy@senate.state.mi.us
Walter North R 517-373-2413 517-373-5144 SenWNorth@senate.state.mi.us
Gary Peters D 888-273-8377 517-373-2983 SenGPeters@senate.state.mi.us
Mike Rogers R 517-373-2420 517-373-2764 SenMRogers@senate.state.mi.us
Bill Schuette R 800-393-5875 517-373-2678 SenBSchuette@senate.state.mi.us
John Schwarz R 517-373-3447 517-373-5849 SenJSchwarz@senate.state.mi.us
Dale Shugars R 517-393-0793 517-373-5607 SenDShugars@senate.state.mi.us
Kenneth Sikkema R 800-774-1174 517-373-5236 SenKSikkema@senate.state.mi.us
Alma Smith D 800-344-2562 517-373-5679 SenASmith@senate.state.mi.us
Virgil Smith D 517-373-7748 517-373-1387 SenVSmith@senate.state.mi.us
Glen Steil R 517-373-1801 517-373-5801 SenGSteil@senate.state.mi.us
Leon Stille R 517-373-1635 517-373-3300 SenLStille@senate.state.mi.us
William VanRegenmorter R 517-373-6920 517-373-2751 SenWVanReg@senate.statemi.us
Jackie Vaughn D 517-373-7918 517-373-5227 SenJVaughn@senate.state.mi.us
Joe Young D 517-373-7346 517-373-9320 SenJYoung@senate.state.mi.us
If you do not know who your state senator is, follow these instructions:
* Go to the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America web site at www.wlfa.org. (http://www.wlfa.org.)
* Scroll down and click on "Guide to the States" (bottom right box at bottom
of web site).
* Click on the state of Michigan on the map.
* Under "Find your Legislators" Enter your Zip Code (+4 if you know it - you
may need that to determine which senator is yours if a zip code is split) and
click on Search
* Find your senator listed under "MI Senate"
If you don't have Internet Access, contact your County Board of Elections to
find out the name of your senator and then call (517) 373-2400 for that senator's
contact information.
This message comes to you from the Action Network run by:
Michigan United Conservation Clubs
PO Box 30235
Lansing, MI 48909
(517)371-1041 www.mucc.org (http://www.mucc.org)
Update on House Bill 6147 - The Dove Bill
Late Thursday afternoon on November 30, 2000, at approximately 3:45 PM, the Senate Committee on Hunting, Fishing and Forestry made history and passed House Bill 6147 out of committee with no amendments. The bill should be taken up next week, possibly on Tuesday, December 5th in the Senate.
Senators Hoffman, Dingell and Gast supported the legislation with Senators Bullard and Byrum dissenting. Senator Gast gave testimony before he voted that he would be voting against the bill
on the floor, even though he would vote for the bill in committee. He didn't believe that lining up doves on a power line and shooting them (which is illegal in Michigan) is a fair way to hunt. It's odd that Gast plans to vote against
HB6147 on the floor after voting for it in committee. Senator Gast is the author of the legislation that became Proposal G (Act 377 of 1996). This proposal authorizes the NRC the exclusive authority to regulate the taking of game. Senator Gast should be reminded of his own legislation that later became Proposal G. Gast
needs to allow the NRC (which favors a dove season by a 7-0 margin), the option of deciding if the taking of mourning doves should be allowed.
Senator Byrum, who interestingly enough ran on a pro-sportsmens platform during her unsuccessful
congressional race against Senator Mike Rogers, voted against sportsmen on this issue in committee. We're not sure how Senator Byrum will vote on the senate floor.
This is the closest that we have come in the last 95 years to getting a dove season. We've never successfully passed this legislation through one of the two houses, and then gotten it through committee on the second side. The past 3 times this legislation has been tried, the furthest it has gone is making it through the Senate, only to be stopped in the House because of broken promises that had been made by Representative Mick Middaugh in 1995.
HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW TO HELP!
Action Item #1: Write editorial letters to your local newspapers supporting House Bill 6147. Point out that this is a wonderful additional recreational opportunity, especially for young, old and physically disabled hunters, at little or no cost to the state.
Action Item #2: Call, write (fax your letters) and send e-mail to Governor Engler, your Senator, Senate Majority Leader Dan DeGrow and Senate President Dick Posthumus. In 1995, the last time that this bill was voted on by the Senate, the following Senators, who are still in office, voted NO: Harry Gast, George Hart, Donald
Koivisto, Arthur Miller, Gary Peters, John Schwartz, Alma Smith, William VanRegenmorter
and Jackie Vaughn
These Senators were excused absences from the vote: Virgil Smith, Joe Young
This Senator did not vote on the issue: Leon Stille
Action Item #3: Contact your friends, family members, and every hunter you know
and have them do the same!
Name P Phone Fax E-Mail
Governor's Information
John Engler R 517-335-7858 517-335-6863 Go to the following web page and fill
In the information you want to mail to Governor Engler: http://www.state.mi.us/migov/gov/index.htm
President of the Senate's Information
Dick Posthumus R 517-373-6800 517-241-3956 ltgov@exec.state.mi.us
Senate Information
Loren Bennett R 800-704-6299 517-373-9228 SenLBennett@senate.state.mi.us
Bill Bullard R 888-736-2855 517-373-0938 SenBBullard@senate.state.mi.us
Dianne Byrum D 517-373-1734 517-373-5397 SenDByrum@senate.state.mi.us
John Cherry D 800-551-1636 517-373-1453 SenJCherry@senate.state.mi.us
Kenneth DeBeaussaert D 517-373-7315 517-373-3126 SenKDeBeaussaert@senate.state.mi.us
Dan DeGrow R 517-373-7708 517-373-1450 SenDDeGrow@senate.state.mi.us
Chris Dingell D 517-373-7800 517-373-9310 SenCDingell@senate.state.mi.us
Mat Dunaskiss R 517-373-2417 517-373-2694 SenMDunaskiss@senate.state.mi.us
Robert Emerson D 517-373-0142 517-373-3938 SenBEmerson@senate.state.mi.us
Joanne Emmons R 517-373-3760 517-373-8661 SenJEmmons@senate.state.mi.us
Harry Gast R 517-373-6960 517-373-0897 SenHGast@senate.state.mi.us
Mike Goschka R 800-336-6453 517-373-3487 SenMGoschka@senate.state.mi.us
Joel Gougeon R 517-373-1777 517-373-5871 SenJGougeon@senate.state.mi.us
Beverly Hammerstrom R 888-477-8238 517-373-0927 SenBHammerstrom@senate.state.mi.us
George Hart D 517-373-6820 517-373-3101 SenGHart@senate.state.mi.us
Philip Hoffman R 517-373-2426 517-373-2964 SenPHoffman@senate.state.mi.us
David Jaye R 517-373-7670 517-373-5958 SenDJaye@senate.state.mi.us
Shirley Johnson R 517-373-2523 517-373-5669 SenSJohnson@senate.state.mi.us
Donald Koivisto D 517-373-7840 517-373-3932 SenDKoivisto@senate.state.mi.us
Burton Leland D 517-373-0994 517-373-5981 SenBLeland@senate.state.mi.us
Thaddeus McCotter R 517-373-1707 517-373-3935 SenTMcCotter@senate.state.mius
George McManus R 517-373-1725 517-373-0741 SenGMcManus@senate.state.mi.us
Arthur Miller D 517-373-8360 517-373-9230 SenAMiller@senate.state.mi.us
Raymond Murphy D 517-373-0990 517-373-5338 SenRMurphy@senate.state.mi.us
Walter North R 517-373-2413 517-373-5144 SenWNorth@senate.state.mi.us
Gary Peters D 888-273-8377 517-373-2983 SenGPeters@senate.state.mi.us
Mike Rogers R 517-373-2420 517-373-2764 SenMRogers@senate.state.mi.us
Bill Schuette R 800-393-5875 517-373-2678 SenBSchuette@senate.state.mi.us
John Schwarz R 517-373-3447 517-373-5849 SenJSchwarz@senate.state.mi.us
Dale Shugars R 517-393-0793 517-373-5607 SenDShugars@senate.state.mi.us
Kenneth Sikkema R 800-774-1174 517-373-5236 SenKSikkema@senate.state.mi.us
Alma Smith D 800-344-2562 517-373-5679 SenASmith@senate.state.mi.us
Virgil Smith D 517-373-7748 517-373-1387 SenVSmith@senate.state.mi.us
Glen Steil R 517-373-1801 517-373-5801 SenGSteil@senate.state.mi.us
Leon Stille R 517-373-1635 517-373-3300 SenLStille@senate.state.mi.us
William VanRegenmorter R 517-373-6920 517-373-2751 SenWVanReg@senate.statemi.us
Jackie Vaughn D 517-373-7918 517-373-5227 SenJVaughn@senate.state.mi.us
Joe Young D 517-373-7346 517-373-9320 SenJYoung@senate.state.mi.us
If you do not know who your state senator is, follow these instructions:
* Go to the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America web site at www.wlfa.org. (http://www.wlfa.org.)
* Scroll down and click on "Guide to the States" (bottom right box at bottom
of web site).
* Click on the state of Michigan on the map.
* Under "Find your Legislators" Enter your Zip Code (+4 if you know it - you
may need that to determine which senator is yours if a zip code is split) and
click on Search
* Find your senator listed under "MI Senate"
If you don't have Internet Access, contact your County Board of Elections to
find out the name of your senator and then call (517) 373-2400 for that senator's
contact information.
This message comes to you from the Action Network run by:
Michigan United Conservation Clubs
PO Box 30235
Lansing, MI 48909
(517)371-1041 www.mucc.org (http://www.mucc.org)