---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE-TECH"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4819"
citation: "Illinois HB 4819 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-03"
last_action: "2012-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f92d0fc-993d-4310-8d86-75e5a67bd271"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4819&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64694&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "c17386449a0af069c9f0a715b9db300370a17ea6d079ad55f17089213e5c62b5"
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 4819 (97th) — WILDLIFE-TECH

Amends the Wildlife Code. 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=09700HB4819&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64694&DocNum=4819&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4819eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64694&DocNum=4819&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4819enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64694&DocNum=4819&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **118–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2012-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2012-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2012-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2012-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-28** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2012-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2012-04-18** Sponsor Removed Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2012-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2012-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Held in Agriculture and Conservation
- **2012-05-04** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-08** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2012
- **2012-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2012
- **2012-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
- **2012-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2012 `reading-3`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000
- **2012-05-28** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Forby `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2012-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2012-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2012-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000
- **2012-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
- **2012-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-07** Effective Date August 7, 2012
- **2012-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0907 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f92d0fc-993d-4310-8d86-75e5a67bd271`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).