---
type: "Bill"
title: "DNR-NEWS RELEASE-HUNTING"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning administration and definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1245"
citation: "Illinois SB 1245 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lawrence Walsh, Jr.", "Patrick J. Joyce"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8171681a-fdeb-46c1-b6fb-621fd02759c0"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1245&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133878&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "0d72d4a6a55f956d3611b6bcbad622d75ebfb81040711a144ddb71c5a08ce3ab"
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 1245 (102nd) — DNR-NEWS RELEASE-HUNTING

Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning administration and definitions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1245.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1245eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1245sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1245enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — primary (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
- **2021-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2021
- **2021-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2021-04-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
- **2021-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 011-000-000
- **2021-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Joyce `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2021-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0314 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8171681a-fdeb-46c1-b6fb-621fd02759c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).