---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE-PERMITS FOR CROSSBOW"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person applying for a crossbow permit to hunt deer must (rather than will) be issued a permit by the Director after the receipt of a physician's statement confirming the applicant is handicapped. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1602"
citation: "Illinois HB 1602 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-15"
last_action: "2011-12-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9551aa48-3a23-4e78-a7ef-5c55cfca9b11"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1602&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58753&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "df06f504ceba697d9b5085af8515aa395b696db0f95cd7251ae473412584bccd"
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 HB 1602 (97th) — WILDLIFE-PERMITS FOR CROSSBOW

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person applying for a crossbow permit to hunt deer must (rather than will) be issued a permit by the Director after the receipt of a physician's statement confirming the applicant is handicapped. 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=09700HB1602&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58753&DocNum=1602&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1602eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58753&DocNum=1602&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1602enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58753&DocNum=1602&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Al Riley `filing`
- **2011-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Al Riley `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-15** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2011-05-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-10-25** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2011-11-07** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As November 10, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-11-08** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-11-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 8, 2011
- **2011-11-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-11-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 9, 2011
- **2011-11-09** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-11-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-11-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-12-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-12-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-12-30** Effective Date December 30, 2011
- **2011-12-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0645 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9551aa48-3a23-4e78-a7ef-5c55cfca9b11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).