Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR624: A Resolution designating October 3, 2026, as "Pennsylvania Elk Hunt Day" in Pennsylvania.
Status: In committee, September 28, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Designating October 3, 2026, as "Pennsylvania Elk Hunt Day" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, September 21, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Designating October 3, 2026, as "Pennsylvania Elk Hunt Day" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Today, approximately 1,400 elk call Pennsylvania home, with most of these animals residing in the north-central region of the State; and WHEREAS, Each year nearly 500,000 people come to this area of Pennsylvania to witness its native elk population; and WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has seen its elk population both dwindle and flourish multiple times over hundreds of years; and WHEREAS, In the 1700s, elk could be found across Pennsylvania and the eastern United States, but European settlers and indigenous populations overhunted the native elk during this era, leading to the entire eastern elk population in Pennsylvania being extinct by 1880; and WHEREAS, By 1913, while Pennsylvania had exhausted its elk population, elk in the Rocky Mountain region were experiencing overpopulation, leading to many elk in Wyoming being transferred to other states, including Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, Through the efforts of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, elk were shipped to Pennsylvania from Wyoming, with the elk being evenly split between Clearfield and Clinton Counties; and WHEREAS, Two years later, in 1915, an additional 95 elk were brought to Pennsylvania from Yellowstone National Park and were distributed between Cameron, Carbon, Potter, Forest, Blair and Monroe Counties; and WHEREAS, Shortly after the arrival of the initial elk shipment, the Commonwealth enacted a …
Sponsors
- James Haddock (D, 118) · primary sponsor
- Robert Merski (D, 2)
- Ed Neilson (D, HD-174)
- Jill Cooper (R, 55)
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, 129)
- Nancy Guenst (D, 152)
- Keith Harris (D, 195)
- Tarik Khan (D, 194)
- Eddie Pashinski (D, 121)
- Mandy Steele (D, 33)
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, 95)
- Michael Armanini (R, 75)
Latest actions
- : Reported as committed, Sept. 28, 2026
- : Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, Sept. 21, 2026
Votes
- House Game & Fisheries: Report Bill As Committed (September 28, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HR624?
- HR624 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating October 3, 2026, as "Pennsylvania Elk Hunt Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR624 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Designating October 3, 2026, as "Pennsylvania Elk Hunt Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR624?
- In committee as of September 28, 2026. Latest action: Reported as committed, Sept. 28, 2026 (September 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR624?
- James Haddock (D, 118), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR624?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr624
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