---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE CD-HUNTING CLOTHING"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes certain hunters to wear solid blaze pink colored clothing (in addition to blaze orange colored clothing)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4231"
citation: "Illinois HB 4231 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-09"
last_action: "2018-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d52761a-4f70-4834-b556-b4c90e8484fe"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4231&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=108647&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "e469a9eca162ae1758757bce9dfddc75ba9aaf896d4c3d522f79d0b62a4847e2"
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 4231 (100th) — WILDLIFE CD-HUNTING CLOTHING

Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes certain hunters to wear solid blaze pink colored clothing (in addition to blaze orange colored clothing).

## 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=10000HB4231&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=108647&DocNum=4231&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4231eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=108647&DocNum=4231&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4231enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=108647&DocNum=4231&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Severin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Severin `filing`
- **2018-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2018-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2018-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
- **2018-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2018-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **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
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2018 `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2018-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-10** Do Pass Agriculture; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2018
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2018
- **2018-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-19** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0949 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d52761a-4f70-4834-b556-b4c90e8484fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).