For everyone’s information… I heard back via e-mail from my MN State Senator (Gen Olson) that:
“Senator Pat Pariseau requested but was not granted a hearing (on SF 972, the Senate Bill seeking to legalize fishing with two lines in MN) by Senator Satveer Chaudhary, the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee chair, so no action will be taken on this issue this session.
It will have to be reintroduced in the next legislative session, but if the committee chair still opposes it, he can block its consideration”
I have no idea of why Senator Chaudhary opposed the bill; I spoke with his office and they did say that the DNR does not support this bill and also said that the similar House Bill (HF2610) would be discussed in the future.
If you have any interest in seeing this bill pass, I would urge you to contact Senator Chaudary and politely request his future support for SF 972. His contact information is:
SENATOR SATVEER CHAUDHARY
CONTACT INFORMATION:
205 State Capitol
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-4334
[email protected]
http://www.CHAUDHARY.ORG