---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE-DEER & TURKEY BAIT"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that \"bait\" means any product, vegetable or mineral, salt or sodium-based, grain, fruit, nutrient, vegetation, or other source that can be ingested, solid or liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to attract or lure deer or wild turkeys. Provides that the use of products designed for scent only and not capable of ingestion shall not constitute bait."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2094"
citation: "Illinois HB 2094 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-17"
last_action: "2011-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea64948e-be01-46b8-bf6a-37b616231b75"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2094&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59307&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "6ea5561aaec82f25a47bf014f87708a7a8d9139abef31f6acf007bcd0670cb26"
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 2094 (97th) — WILDLIFE-DEER & TURKEY BAIT

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that "bait" means any product, vegetable or mineral, salt or sodium-based, grain, fruit, nutrient, vegetation, or other source that can be ingested, solid or liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to attract or lure deer or wild turkeys. Provides that the use of products designed for scent only and not capable of ingestion shall not constitute bait.

## 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=09700HB2094&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59307&DocNum=2094&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2094eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59307&DocNum=2094&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2094enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59307&DocNum=2094&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Norine Hammond — primary (person)
- William E. Brady — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine Hammond `filing`
- **2011-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-24** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine Hammond `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 011-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine Hammond `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2011-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine J. Johnson
- **2011-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine J. Johnson `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Held in Agriculture and Conservation
- **2011-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
- **2011-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2011-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
- **2011-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2011
- **2011-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0564 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea64948e-be01-46b8-bf6a-37b616231b75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).