---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE CODE-ROAD KILL"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person who possesses an appropriate license, stamp, or permit for fur-bearing mammals and the season for the species is open, shall be able to take or possess a fur-bearing mammal that is found dead or unintentionally killed by a vehicle along a roadway. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3178"
citation: "Illinois HB 3178 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2011-02-23"
last_action: "2011-11-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a5c14c4-b3e2-4824-8038-052614f97354"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3178&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60542&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "a39ee4f6900ddf3a6bc0feebe0e882e58737904817da7cdd5487b6289e18dae9"
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 3178 (97th) — WILDLIFE CODE-ROAD KILL

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person who possesses an appropriate license, stamp, or permit for fur-bearing mammals and the season for the species is open, shall be able to take or possess a fur-bearing mammal that is found dead or unintentionally killed by a vehicle along a roadway. 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=09700HB3178&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60542&DocNum=3178&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3178eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60542&DocNum=3178&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3178enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60542&DocNum=3178&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **87–28** (fail) · lower
- Motion — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **98–16** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Norine Hammond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine Hammond `filing`
- **2011-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine Hammond `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-04** 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
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine Hammond `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 31, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2011-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000 `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
- **2011-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2011-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **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`
- **2011-08-05** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2011-10-24** Placed on Calendar Total Veto October 25, 2011
- **2011-10-24** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2011-10-26** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-10-26** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 087-028-000
- **2011-11-02** Placed Calendar Total Veto November 8, 2011
- **2011-11-09** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. John O. Jones
- **2011-11-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-11-10** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 052-000-000
- **2011-11-10** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2011-11-30** Effective Date November 10, 2011
- **2011-11-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0628 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a5c14c4-b3e2-4824-8038-052614f97354`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).