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+type: "Bill"
+title: "WILDLIFE-BOW & ARROW-DEFINED"
+description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Defines \"bow and arrow\" to mean a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot the arrow or a weapon consisting of an arrow and a sling shot to shoot the arrow, but does not include a crossbow. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "98th"
+identifier: "SB 1538"
+citation: "Illinois SB 1538 (98th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2013-02-13"
+last_action: "2013-08-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e15c5f2-9ca1-401f-b3a0-ea735c66f40f"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1538&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72302&SessionID=85&GA=98"
+source_hash: "473b44a49c3dbba98f42bf714a9ce576a982616e471577102084450f0f863c72"
+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 1538 (98th) — WILDLIFE-BOW & ARROW-DEFINED
+
+Amends the Wildlife Code. Defines "bow and arrow" to mean a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot the arrow or a weapon consisting of an arrow and a sling shot to shoot the arrow, but does not include a crossbow. 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=09800SB1538&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72302&DocNum=1538&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1538eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72302&DocNum=1538&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1538enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72302&DocNum=1538&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2013-02-13** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `filing`
+- **2013-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2013-02-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2013-02-27** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
+- **2013-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
+- **2013-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2013-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
+- **2013-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2013-03-05** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2013-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2013
+- **2013-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2013
+- **2013-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2013-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2013-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
+- **2013-04-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
+- **2013-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2013-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2013-04-15** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2013-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2013-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2013-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2013-05-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2013-05-08** Passed Both Houses
+- **2013-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2013-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2013-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2013
+- **2013-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0182 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e15c5f2-9ca1-401f-b3a0-ea735c66f40f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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