---
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: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5079"
citation: "Illinois HB 5079 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-06"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f541191-9165-488a-9f99-15616621470a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5079&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79818&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "17fa921149c69e254212dccf1f1916e0ee1b836d38dad5a80f1b447bc3d489bf"
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 5079 (98th) — 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=09800HB5079&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79818&DocNum=5079&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5079eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79818&DocNum=5079&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5079enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79818&DocNum=5079&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Rosenthal — primary (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `filing`
- **2014-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Wayne Rosenthal `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2014-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-09** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2014-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2014-04-10** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2014-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
- **2014-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2014-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2014-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2014-05-06** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2014-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2014-05-13** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2014
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0913 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f541191-9165-488a-9f99-15616621470a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).