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+type: "Bill"
+title: "NO CHARGE DEER HUNTING PERMIT"
+description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that resident deer hunters shall receive a deer hunting permit without charge if the field-dressed deer is donated to the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger Program. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "97th"
+identifier: "HB 2861"
+citation: "Illinois HB 2861 (97th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2011-02-22"
+last_action: "2011-07-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84adf60a-ef9a-4150-ba74-c61ba0114072"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2861&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60183&SessionID=84&GA=97"
+source_hash: "35611677509f61af97079854e856ccd63bbafda4615ce29b2230608d839da456"
+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 2861 (97th) — NO CHARGE DEER HUNTING PERMIT
+
+Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that resident deer hunters shall receive a deer hunting permit without charge if the field-dressed deer is donated to the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger Program. Makes other changes. 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=09700HB2861&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60183&DocNum=2861&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2861eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60183&DocNum=2861&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2861enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60183&DocNum=2861&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **109–1** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Daniel V. Beiser — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2011-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `filing`
+- **2011-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2011-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2011-02-24** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2011-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `amendment-introduction`
+- **2011-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2011-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
+- **2011-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
+- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2011-03-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2011-04-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2011-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2011-04-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2011-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011 `reading-1`
+- **2011-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
+- **2011-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2011-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
+- **2011-05-04** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2011
+- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
+- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
+- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2011-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2011-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2012
+- **2011-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0215 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84adf60a-ef9a-4150-ba74-c61ba0114072`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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