---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE-HUNTER-LANDOWNER"
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: "99th"
identifier: "SB 3003"
citation: "Illinois SB 3003 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84d0676a-152c-4d39-b35b-4ccbe9475068"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3003&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=96337&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "1543a318e2007c9a487703d0622ab1d477863c6093c40b85d75184de96941729"
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 SB 3003 (99th) — WILDLIFE-HUNTER-LANDOWNER

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=09900SB3003&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96337&DocNum=3003&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB3003eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96337&DocNum=3003&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB3003enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96337&DocNum=3003&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `filing`
- **2016-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-08** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2016-04-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-07** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2016
- **2016-04-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2016
- **2016-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2016-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-18** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2016-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2016-05-23** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2016-05-23** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2016-05-23** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. John Bradley
- **2016-05-23** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-05-23** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2016-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 24, 2016
- **2016-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Bill Cunningham `filing`
- **2016-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Agriculture; 006-000-000
- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2016-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0869 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84d0676a-152c-4d39-b35b-4ccbe9475068`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).