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+type: "Bill"
+title: "WILDLIFE-YOUTH HUNTING"
+description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit shall be the same. Provides that a resident or non-resident youth under age 18 (rather than only resident youth) may apply to the Department of Natural Resources for a Youth Hunting License and Youth Trapping License."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "100th"
+identifier: "HB 5440"
+citation: "Illinois HB 5440 (100th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-02-16"
+last_action: "2018-08-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a8395d0-cf47-44c2-a7fe-3a2fc57c9b4f"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5440&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111322&SessionID=91&GA=100"
+source_hash: "24387963f7819197528c53e47134f377b264bc5ec2a739a77b54e2dfa098847f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 5440 (100th) — WILDLIFE-YOUTH HUNTING
+
+Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit shall be the same. Provides that a resident or non-resident youth under age 18 (rather than only resident youth) may apply to the Department of Natural Resources for a Youth Hunting License and Youth Trapping License.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5440&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111322&DocNum=5440&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5440eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111322&DocNum=5440&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5440enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111322&DocNum=5440&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Charles Meier — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier `filing`
+- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-07** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2018-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier `amendment-introduction`
+- **2018-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
+- **2018-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-04-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
+- **2018-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Charles Meier
+- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2018-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
+- **2018-04-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
+- **2018-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
+- **2018-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
+- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 2, 2018 `reading-1`
+- **2018-05-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
+- **2018-05-08** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-05-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-09** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-11** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
+- **2018-05-17** Do Pass Agriculture; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2018
+- **2018-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2018
+- **2018-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-05-21** Passed Both Houses
+- **2018-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2018-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2019
+- **2018-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0691 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a8395d0-cf47-44c2-a7fe-3a2fc57c9b4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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