---
type: "Bill"
title: "FISH-TECH"
description: "Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the administration of the Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 902"
citation: "Illinois SB 902 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2011-02-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/273b6dc5-862b-424c-b4c6-9bb54d8c3a78"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=902&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41796&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "483c38542616291b9a4a9ee50ecd8a29b98848db85073c66d7e55de242aad9ce"
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 902 (96th) — FISH-TECH

Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the administration of the Code.

## 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=09600SB0902&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41796&DocNum=902&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0902eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41796&DocNum=902&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0902enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41796&DocNum=902&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-04-03** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-08-15** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-11-17** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2010-11-18** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2010-11-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 30, 2010
- **2010-11-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-11-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-11-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
- **2010-11-18** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 11, 2011
- **2010-11-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 006-000-000
- **2010-11-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-11-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2010-11-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading December 1, 2010
- **2010-12-01** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2010-12-01** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-12-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-12-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-12-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2010-12-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-12-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-12-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2011
- **2010-12-28** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-01-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-01-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-01-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-01-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-01-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-01-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-01-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-02-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-02-04** Effective Date February 4, 2011
- **2011-02-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1518 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/273b6dc5-862b-424c-b4c6-9bb54d8c3a78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).