---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE CD-APPRENTICE HUNTER"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that an Apprentice Hunter License may be issued to a person of any age. Provides that a person with an Apprentice Hunter License who is 18 years of age or older must be supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter who is 21 years of age or older (instead of a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter of any age). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3603"
citation: "Illinois SB 3603 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/508b5ffb-a321-4378-a339-b13b801c35ea"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3603&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51769&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "00d921116315165d60421411e2970067ff5dc4ed2eb138d0efddf193ff1bec4c"
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 3603 (96th) — WILDLIFE CD-APPRENTICE HUNTER

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that an Apprentice Hunter License may be issued to a person of any age. Provides that a person with an Apprentice Hunter License who is 18 years of age or older must be supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter who is 21 years of age or older (instead of a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter of any 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=09600SB3603&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51769&DocNum=3603&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3603eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51769&DocNum=3603&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3603enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51769&DocNum=3603&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2010-03-11** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2010
- **2010-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1213 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/508b5ffb-a321-4378-a339-b13b801c35ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).