---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE CD-SCIENTIFIC PERMIT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Forestry Development Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 918"
citation: "Illinois SB 918 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2010-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/294cc8a3-4d55-4ff6-bb1f-5bcff789ae27"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=918&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41821&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "1f8102c675ff0821eceae894cee3734fe07f011ae61995620c43d2df29ad8819"
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 918 (96th) — WILDLIFE CD-SCIENTIFIC PERMIT

Amends the Illinois Forestry Development Act. 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=09600SB0918&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41821&DocNum=918&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0918eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41821&DocNum=918&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0918enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41821&DocNum=918&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Toi W. Hutchinson — 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`
- **2010-02-24** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 25, 2010
- **2010-03-05** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2010-03-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
- **2010-03-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 010-000-000
- **2010-03-11** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hutchinson `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2010-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-12** 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
- **2010-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-02** Effective Date July 2, 2010
- **2010-07-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0979 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/294cc8a3-4d55-4ff6-bb1f-5bcff789ae27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).