---
type: "Bill"
title: "FISH-SHAD AND DRUM-TAKING"
description: "Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Authorizes persons to take shad and drum by means of a pitchfork, underwater spear gun, bow and arrow device, spear, or gig. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2129"
citation: "Illinois SB 2129 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f107a4d9-8913-4306-b64d-bd9de0f40dc3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2129&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=45052&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "c8705699014661eb04df164eb55969c19d1e35de20fd1603689bc913c5886167"
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 2129 (96th) — FISH-SHAD AND DRUM-TAKING

Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Authorizes persons to take shad and drum by means of a pitchfork, underwater spear gun, bow and arrow device, spear, or gig. 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=09600SB2129&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45052&DocNum=2129&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2129eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45052&DocNum=2129&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2129enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=45052&DocNum=2129&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Rutherford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Rutherford `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2009-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2009
- **2009-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0433 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f107a4d9-8913-4306-b64d-bd9de0f40dc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).