---
type: "Bill"
title: "DNR-MIGRATORY BIRDS"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Eurasian Collared Dove and Ringed Turtle-Dove are excluded from the list of wildlife protected by the Act. Provides that the Virginia Rail, Sora Rail, Wilson's Snipe, Woodcock, Mourning Dove, and White-winged Dove are classified as migratory game birds for purposes of the Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 1629"
citation: "Illinois HB 1629 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lance Yednock", "Sue Rezin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd709026-baf8-4d87-805d-b50eb5b312fd"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1629&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=144073&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "b4e143cab916c3f641c8226c0a1cab8fed331a70576be98fdacc840437019779"
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 1629 (103rd) — DNR-MIGRATORY BIRDS

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Eurasian Collared Dove and Ringed Turtle-Dove are excluded from the list of wildlife protected by the Act. Provides that the Virginia Rail, Sora Rail, Wilson's Snipe, Woodcock, Mourning Dove, and White-winged Dove are classified as migratory game birds for purposes of the Code.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1629.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1629eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1629enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · lower
- Agriculture & Conservation — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lance Yednock — primary (person)
- Sue Rezin — primary (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Bennett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lance Yednock `filing`
- **2023-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-21** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2023-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2023-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2023-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- **2023-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2023-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
- **2023-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2023-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2023-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
- **2023-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-05-01** Sponsor Removed Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2023-05-02** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2023-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2023
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd709026-baf8-4d87-805d-b50eb5b312fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).