Illinois House Bill 2618 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 17 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-23 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

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Rep. Lance Yednock [D]	Rep. Lawrence Walsh [D]	Rep. Norine Hammond [R]	Rep. Martin Moylan [D]
Sen. Andrew Chesney [R]	Rep. Daniel Swanson [R]	Rep. Maurice West [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-23	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-04-21	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-21	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2021-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2021-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
2021-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
2021-03-22	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
2021-03-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
2021-03-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2021-03-11	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
2021-03-09	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2021-02-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-19	House	First Reading
2021-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lance Yednock

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
520	5	1.2q-1	New Code	See Bill Text
520	5	1.2q-2	New Code	See Bill Text
520	5	2.37	Amended Code	Citation Text
520	5	3.1-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
520	5	3.1-4	Amended Code	Citation Text
520	5	3.1-7	Amended Code	Citation Text
520	5	3.3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2618&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB2618.htm