---
type: "Bill"
title: "FISHING LICENSES"
description: "Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Defines \"fishing license\" for purposes of the Act as an electronic or physical license authorizing the person to take a certain type of fish during a specified period of time. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2295"
citation: "Illinois SB 2295 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/207848d1-fe01-405e-b1c0-a8d22cd34d39"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2295&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=108603&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "824a42cb40e8d468e16971c72f8ae6a0f20127fac9fbcd9569a6bc7641e7434a"
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 2295 (100th) — FISHING LICENSES

Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Defines "fishing license" for purposes of the Act as an electronic or physical license authorizing the person to take a certain type of fish during a specified period of time. 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=10000SB2295&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108603&DocNum=2295&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2295eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108603&DocNum=2295&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2295enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108603&DocNum=2295&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `filing`
- **2018-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2018-04-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 17, 2018
- **2018-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 24, 2018
- **2018-04-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2018-04-24** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2018-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
- **2018-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2018-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2018-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2018-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-03** Effective Date August 3, 2018
- **2018-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0703 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/207848d1-fe01-405e-b1c0-a8d22cd34d39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).