Bill Text: IL HJRCA0032 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposes to amend the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that: "the people have a right to hunt and fish as it is a valued part of our heritage and shall be forever preserved for the public good, subject only to the laws prescribed by the General Assembly and rules prescribed by the virtue of the authority of the General Assembly"; "hunting and fishing shall be the preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife"; and "this Section shall not be construed to limit the application of any provision of law relating to trespass or property rights". Effective upon being declared adopted.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-06 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HJRCA0032 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HJRCA0032-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | this resolution a proposition to amend Article I by adding | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Section 22.1 as follows:
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10 | ARTICLE I
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11 | BILL OF RIGHTS
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12 | (ILCON Art. I, Sec. 22.1 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | SECTION 22.1. RIGHT TO HUNT AND FISH | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | The people have a right to hunt and fish as it is a valued | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | part of our heritage and shall be forever preserved for the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | public good, subject only to the laws prescribed by the General | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Assembly and rules prescribed by the virtue of the authority of | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | the General Assembly. Hunting and fishing shall be the | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife. This | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Section shall not be construed to limit the application of any | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | provision of law relating to trespass or property rights.
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22 | SCHEDULE
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1 | This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being | ||||||
2 | declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois | ||||||
3 | Constitutional Amendment Act.
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