---
type: "Bill"
title: "DEER/TURKEY BAITING EXEMPTION"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code prohibition on the baiting of wild turkey and deer to remove pure water from the bait definition. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1003"
citation: "Illinois HB 1003 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-30"
last_action: "2013-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44d8f3a3-bcef-47bb-b537-3b0f0ce90584"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1003&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71433&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "238d286edcfbc21d3b705d83e2b681fd18efdf95dcf23fa2590adff45fd7a86d"
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 1003 (98th) — DEER/TURKEY BAITING EXEMPTION

Amends the Wildlife Code prohibition on the baiting of wild turkey and deer to remove pure water from the bait definition. 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=09800HB1003&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71433&DocNum=1003&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1003eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71433&DocNum=1003&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1003enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71433&DocNum=1003&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Norine Hammond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine Hammond `filing`
- **2013-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-13** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-03-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2013-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-03** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2013-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2013
- **2013-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2013
- **2013-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2013
- **2013-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0180 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44d8f3a3-bcef-47bb-b537-3b0f0ce90584`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).