HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A bill repealing Pennsylvania’s ban on most Sunday hunting now heads to Governor Josh Shapiro’s desk.

House Bill 1431, which both chambers passed, cleared a final vote of concurrence in the State House on Monday. It passed with a 142-61 vote.

“Today’s vote again demonstrates the broad support for this bill,” said Steve Smith, executive director of the PA Game Commission. “The Game Commission has worked hard on behalf of Pennsylvania’s hunters to help get this bill across the finish line, which now is in sight.”

The Sunday hunting ban is one of Pennsylvania’s few remaining “blue laws” still on the books, which ban certain activities on Sundays. Currently, the state only permits hunting for foxes, coyotes, and crows on Sunday.

In 2019, lawmakers passed Act 107, designating three Sundays for additional hunting.

Rep. Mandy Steele (D-Allegheny) sponsored the Sunday hunting bill to expand opportunities for hunters and trappers in the state, according to a co-sponsorship memo for the bill.

Eliminating the ban has enjoyed broad and bipartisan support, including from the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and sportsmen groups.