- April 11, 2025
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Florida voters next year will decide whether to approve a ballot proposal that would enshrine a right to hunt and fish in the state Constitution.
The Senate voted 38-1 on Friday to approve a proposed constitutional amendment (HJR 1157) that would add a section to the Constitution that says hunting and fishing “shall be preserved forever as a public right and preferred means of responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife.”
The House on Tuesday unanimously approved the proposal.
Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book, D-Davie, cast the only dissenting vote. Senate sponsor Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, said hunting and fishing is a “way of life” in the state.
“This would allow voters to memorialize that in the Constitution,” Brodeur said.
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