---
type: "Bill"
title: "NO CHARGE DEER HUNTING PERMIT"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that resident deer hunters shall receive a deer hunting permit without charge if the field-dressed deer is donated to the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger Program. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2861"
citation: "Illinois HB 2861 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-22"
last_action: "2011-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84adf60a-ef9a-4150-ba74-c61ba0114072"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2861&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60183&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "35611677509f61af97079854e856ccd63bbafda4615ce29b2230608d839da456"
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 2861 (97th) — NO CHARGE DEER HUNTING PERMIT

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that resident deer hunters shall receive a deer hunting permit without charge if the field-dressed deer is donated to the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger Program. Makes other changes. 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=09700HB2861&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60183&DocNum=2861&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2861eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60183&DocNum=2861&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2861enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60183&DocNum=2861&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel V. Beiser — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `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`
- **2011-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2011-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-001-000 `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. Sue Rezin
- **2011-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0215 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84adf60a-ef9a-4150-ba74-c61ba0114072`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).