---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE-TECH"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 5407"
citation: "Illinois HB 5407 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-27"
last_action: "2006-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ceb5c2c-b1ad-4493-9578-9d563ea29993"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5407&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24693&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "16650f12e7539ab6d34330e763734fe0cdc7e44eeef7fff78087fd75f0d2c849"
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 5407 (94th) — WILDLIFE-TECH

Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09400HB5407&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24693&DocNum=5407&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5407eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24693&DocNum=5407&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5407enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24693&DocNum=5407&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **75–29** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Rutherford — cosponsor (person)
- Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2006-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2006-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2006-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2006-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2006-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2006-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-029-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
- **2006-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Todd Sieben `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass Agriculture & Conservation; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Todd Sieben `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture & Conservation; 005-000-000
- **2006-03-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Sieben `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2006
- **2006-03-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2006-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2006-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2006-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2006-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2006-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2006-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2006-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000
- **2006-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2006-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2006-04-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 085-015-000
- **2006-04-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2006-05-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2006
- **2006-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ceb5c2c-b1ad-4493-9578-9d563ea29993`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).