Bill · Private Members' Bill (Starting in the House of Lords)
Bill 4278
Hares (Close Season) Bill [HL]
Original
Introduced
21 July 2026
Last action
21 July 2026 · 1st reading
Status
2nd reading
Sponsors
Baroness Helic
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
22 July 2026
Summary
A Bill to establish a close season, from the start of February to the end of September, during which the killing or taking of brown hares is prohibited; protect mountain hares; repeal the seasonal prohibition of the sale of hares in the Hares Preservation Act 1892; and for connected purposes.
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Timeline
21 July 2026
1st reading
Lords · 1st reading
Source: Lords
Votes
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Documents
3 official files
HL Bill 44 (as introduced)
Bill · EN · 21 July 2026
HL Bill 44 (as introduced)
Bill · EN · 21 July 2026
HL Bill 44 (as introduced)
Bill · EN · 21 July 2026
Sponsors
- Baroness Helic · Conservative · Lords
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Sources
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- Official source: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4278
- Open data entity: https://bills-api.parliament.uk/api/v1/Bills/4278
- uk · 4278 · source updated 22 July 2026