---
type: "Bill"
title: "HERPTILES-HERPS-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the propagation and stocking of mammals and birds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1247"
citation: "Illinois SB 1247 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joyce Mason", "Linda Holmes"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bdf6017b-d85c-4daa-8a32-08ad49d2f078"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1247&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133880&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "ddda632153616f4202573f3455b63d057cc4198d8483df19c84666d9de5ac2f6"
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 1247 (102nd) — HERPTILES-HERPS-VARIOUS

Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the propagation and stocking of mammals and birds.

## 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/10200SB1247.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1247eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1247sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1247enr.pdf)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Joyce Mason — primary (person)
- Linda Holmes — primary (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
- **2021-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2021-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 012-000-000
- **2021-04-23** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2021-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **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`
- **2021-05-03** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joyce Mason
- **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
- **2021-05-21** 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 . . . . . . . . . 102-0315 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bdf6017b-d85c-4daa-8a32-08ad49d2f078`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).