---
type: "Bill"
title: "CROSSBOW HUNT-AGE 14 & UNDER"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person 14 and under may use a crossbow. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3674"
citation: "Illinois HB 3674 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 66
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2015-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4e924d0-1844-44c5-9338-1a97dbab3567"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3674&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89871&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "015f59f52bd9fc8ce6f7edeec13912e615e6a54a168cc632c3cee84378542c96"
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 3674 (99th) — CROSSBOW HUNT-AGE 14 & UNDER

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person 14 and under may use a crossbow. 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=09900HB3674&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89871&DocNum=3674&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3674eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89871&DocNum=3674&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3674enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89871&DocNum=3674&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **106–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 4 — **106–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Smiddy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Smiddy `filing`
- **2015-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Smiddy `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2015-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-21** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2015-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-07** Postponed - Agriculture
- **2015-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments
- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments
- **2015-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2015-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2015
- **2015-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
- **2015-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 006-000-000
- **2015-05-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Rose `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2015-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3, 4
- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2015-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2015-05-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2015-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000
- **2015-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 106-005-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs 106-005-000
- **2015-05-31** House Concurs
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-07** Effective Date August 7, 2015
- **2015-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0308 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4e924d0-1844-44c5-9338-1a97dbab3567`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).