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Summary
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a veteran who is certified by the Department of Veterans' Affairs to be at least 10% disabled with service related disabilities or who is in receipt of total disability pension may trap, as permitted by the Code, without procuring a trapping license. Provides further that a military member returning from mobilization and service outside the United States who is an Illinois resident may trap, as permitted by the Code, without paying any fees required to obtain a trapping license, if he or she applies for the license within 2 years after returning from service abroad or after mobilization. Adds trapping licenses to the terminally ill hunter licensing program. Provides that persons on active duty in the Armed Forces or Illinois residents with a Type 1 or Type 4, Class 2 disability as defined in the Illinois Identification Card Act may trap, as permitted by the Code, without procuring a trapping license. Adds definitions. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 22, 2021
Signed Aug 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2021 · House May 26, 2021
How they voted
46–0
Passed
Total votes 46
Apr 22, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 20, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 112-000-000
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 007-000-000
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Agriculture; 013-000-000
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Koehler
DDemocratic
P
Lance Yednock
DDemocratic
Co
Brian W. Stewart
RRepublican
Co
Dale Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Darren Bailey
RRepublican
Co
Jil Tracy
RRepublican
Co
Karina Villa
DDemocratic
Co
Neil Anderson
RRepublican
Co
Patrick Joyce
DDemocratic
Co
Rachelle Crowe
DDemocratic
Co
Terri Bryant
RRepublican
Co
Thomas Cullerton
DDemocratic
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