Bill Title: Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that blind or disabled residents may fish with commercial fishing devices without holding a sports fishing license. Provides that veterans who, according to the determination of the federal Veterans' Administration as certified by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, are at least 10% disabled with service-related disabilities or in receipt of total disability pensions may fish with commercial fishing devices without holding a sports fishing license during those periods of the year that it is lawful to fish with commercial fishing devices, if the respective disabilities do not prevent them from fishing in a manner that is safe to themselves and others.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0898 [HB4277 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2014-08-18	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2014-05-21	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2014-02-26	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2014-01-23	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois HB4277

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Illinois HB4277 currently on file.