---
type: "Bill"
title: "CROSSBOW HUNTING-ARCHERY SEAS"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any person may use a crossbow to take wildlife during the appropriate archery season. Repeals crossbow provisions limiting the use of crossbows to specified conditions, together with a related definition. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2893"
citation: "Illinois HB 2893 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-09-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34269717-7e75-4fa9-a7e9-ce4ebbe196d3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2893&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104353&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "e7483c75d01d08921a2cf37bef0ea6a936a8b2e09208633d83f6123b2a0c1aad"
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 2893 (100th) — CROSSBOW HUNTING-ARCHERY SEAS

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any person may use a crossbow to take wildlife during the appropriate archery season. Repeals crossbow provisions limiting the use of crossbows to specified conditions, together with a related 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=10000HB2893&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104353&DocNum=2893&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2893eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104353&DocNum=2893&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2893enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104353&DocNum=2893&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **81–14** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **76–29** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jerry Costello, II — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-029-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
- **2017-04-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-05-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2017-05-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2017-05-26** Sponsor Removed Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2017-05-30** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2017-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2017-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-05-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bivins `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 051-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2017-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2017-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2017-06-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 081-014-001
- **2017-06-25** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2017-06-25** House Concurs
- **2017-06-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-07-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-09-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-09-08** Effective Date September 8, 2017
- **2017-09-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0489 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34269717-7e75-4fa9-a7e9-ce4ebbe196d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).