---
type: "Bill"
title: "CROSSBOW HUNTING-COYOTES"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any person may use a crossbow to take coyotes during any coyote season. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3399"
citation: "Illinois HB 3399 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-09-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1aa9b0fb-de4d-4145-a826-5531bd96c600"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3399&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=105170&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "f0e43037b8f10ce717d74de1134604003b54b5c49080dca9082655994d0b9761"
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 3399 (100th) — CROSSBOW HUNTING-COYOTES

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any person may use a crossbow to take coyotes during any coyote season. 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=10000HB3399&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105170&DocNum=3399&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3399eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105170&DocNum=3399&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3399enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105170&DocNum=3399&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **104–1** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **62–31** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **78–27** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `filing`
- **2017-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-001-000 `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
- **2017-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2017-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-027-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-05-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2017-05-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-25** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2017-05-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2017-05-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2017-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2017-05-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 29, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 016-000-000
- **2017-05-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2017-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2017-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2017-05-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2017-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 011-000-000
- **2017-06-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Lost 062-031-001
- **2017-06-25** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-06-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2017-06-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2017-06-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 104-001-002
- **2017-06-30** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-06-30** House Concurs
- **2017-06-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-07-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-09-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-09-22** Effective Date September 22, 2017
- **2017-09-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0524 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1aa9b0fb-de4d-4145-a826-5531bd96c600`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).