---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE CODE-CROSSBOW PERMIT"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may issue crossbow permits to persons age 62 and older upon appropriate verification of age. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 216"
citation: "Illinois SB 216 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ddaf617-d927-416d-b75d-27d00e87afe3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=216&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27633&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "9f855a3db061aea45c0a544c917955399b12d70b8d77ddd9185e226906ad955c"
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 216 (95th) — WILDLIFE CODE-CROSSBOW PERMIT

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may issue crossbow permits to persons age 62 and older upon appropriate verification of age. 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=09500SB0216&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27633&DocNum=216&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0216eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27633&DocNum=216&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0216enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27633&DocNum=216&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
- Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald A. Wait — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Sieben — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Todd Sieben `filing`
- **2007-02-07** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Todd Sieben `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 007-000-000
- **2007-03-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sieben `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-02** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2007-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2007-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-21** Effective Date August 21, 2007
- **2007-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0329 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ddaf617-d927-416d-b75d-27d00e87afe3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).