Senate passes the House amended version of HB7231 Authorizing Sunday Hunting on Private Lands. It is on it’s way to Lamont’s desk for either his signature or veto.
Text of Bill
File No. 979 [doc]
Bill Analyses
Bill Analysis For File Copy 979
Bill History
6/4/2025 In Concurrence
6/4/2025 Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
6/4/2025 Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
5/29/2025 (LCO) File Number 979
SUMMARY
This bill expands the ability to hunt on Sundays. Current law generally only allows the following on Sundays: deer hunting with bow and arrow on private property with the property owner’s permission, shooting birds at private shooting preserves, and trapping. The bill generally allows Sunday hunting on private land with any approved hunting implements, except hunting migratory birds on Sunday remains prohibited, as it is under current law (§ 2).
The bill requires a hunter to get and carry written permission from the private property owner to hunt there on Sunday. But it prohibits Sunday hunting within 40 yards of a blazed trail that is open to the public, including Connecticut blue blazed trails and federally designated and regulated trails. Relatedly, the bill effectively requires the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) commissioner to develop regulations on hunting deer on private land on Sundays (§ 4).
(see bill analysis link above for rest of bill summary)