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PFSC Legislative Watch
We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of our local community. From providing food and shelter to those in need to offering educational programs and support services, we are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of those around us. By supporting Pennsylvania FedeAs the only sportsmen and conservation organization in the state with boots on the ground in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen and Conservationists fights on the front lines so you can be in the woods, on the water, or at the range.
We fight to protect our natural resources, outdoor heritage, and the 2nd Amendment rights of our 70,000+ individual members and affiliated clubs. Your rights to hunt, fish, trap, and own firearms are squarely in the crosshairs of the animal rights and anti-gun lobbies and show no signs of slowing down. With your continued support, we will remain on the front lines so you can be in the woods, on the water, or at the range!
We support science-based wildlife and aquatic management, with the subject-matter experts making decisions, not politicians. We adamantly oppose legislative efforts to mandate management policies and restrict our 2nd Amendment rights and freedoms.
We monitor all submitted legislation and track any bills pertinent to our outdoor heritage and 2nd Amendment rights. In fact, we track hundreds of bills each legislative session.ration of Sportsmen and Conservationists, you are supporting your community and helping to build a brighter future for all.
Tracked Legislation
The links below update nightly with the bills we are tracking:
Conservation/Environmental Bills
Chronic Wasting Disease
It is only through the combined efforts of Pennsylvania sportsmen, wildlife enthusiasts, the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC), the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, legislators, and other stakeholders that we may identify the permanent solution to Chronic Wasting Disease here in Pennsylvania.
***The PGC has no regulatory authority/control over captive/farmed animals***
Increased Penalties for Illegal Setting of Body-Gripping Traps
The PGC and the Pennsylvania Trappers Association have previously supported this measure and legislation to increase the penalty for illegally setting these traps from a summary offense of the fifth degree to a summary offense of the first degree. This change would increase maximum fines from $200 to $1,500.
PGC Fee Setting
(Waiting For Updated 2026 Session Legislation)
The PA Game Commission needs the same authority as the PA Fish & Boat Commission (HB808) to set fees. The PGC does not receive state funding. Revenue comes from hunting licenses sales, Pittman & Robertson Funding, and other conservation sources. License fees for the PGC are set by the state legislature. The last hunting license fee increase was in 1999.
Representative Keith Gillispie
“Both of those agencies, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Pennsylvania Fish, and Boat Commission, are professional agencies,” said state Rep. Keith Gillespie, the committee chair. “They’re not going to price themselves out of the market, and they know where they need to direct those resources to and how to manage it.”
Last session, the individual bills both passed overwhelmingly in the Senate but lacked the votes in our committee. I’m planning to take another swing at this because of my strong feeling that the commissions both need and deserve the ability to set their own fees for the benefit of outdoor enthusiasts for whom they provide much-needed services. (2019)
Online Fund Raising Raffles for Nonprofits
The PFSC supports legislation allowing organizations with Small Games Of Chance club licenses to offer games of chance virtually via the internet or mobile application and receive payment electronically through credit and debit cards or other electronic mobile payment applications.