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+type: "Bill"
+title: "WILDLIFE CODE-CROSSBOW PERMIT"
+description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may issue crossbow permits to persons age 62 and older upon appropriate verification of age. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "95th"
+identifier: "SB 216"
+citation: "Illinois SB 216 (95th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 42
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2007-02-07"
+last_action: "2007-08-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ddaf617-d927-416d-b75d-27d00e87afe3"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=216&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27633&SessionID=51&GA=95"
+source_hash: "9f855a3db061aea45c0a544c917955399b12d70b8d77ddd9185e226906ad955c"
+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 SB 216 (95th) — WILDLIFE CODE-CROSSBOW PERMIT
+
+Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may issue crossbow permits to persons age 62 and older upon appropriate verification of age. Effective immediately.
+
+## 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=09500SB0216&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27633&DocNum=216&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0216eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27633&DocNum=216&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0216enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27633&DocNum=216&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
+- Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
+- Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
+- Ronald A. Wait — cosponsor (person)
+- Todd Sieben — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Todd Sieben `filing`
+- **2007-02-07** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
+- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
+- **2007-03-14** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
+- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Todd Sieben `amendment-introduction`
+- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
+- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 007-000-000
+- **2007-03-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2007-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sieben `amendment-passage`
+- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2007
+- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
+- **2007-05-02** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-05-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-05-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
+- **2007-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-05-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-05-10** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
+- **2007-05-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
+- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-05-25** Passed Both Houses
+- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
+- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
+- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
+- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
+- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
+- **2007-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2007-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2007-08-21** Effective Date August 21, 2007
+- **2007-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0329 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ddaf617-d927-416d-b75d-27d00e87afe3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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