---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE CD-APPRENTICE HUNTERS"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Apprentice Hunter License shall be a non-renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 following the date of issuance (rather than a one-time, non-renewable license)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 3623"
citation: "Illinois HB 3623 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f757672c-5c86-4693-91a8-17a4786303cd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3623&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=120329&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "e11969a2f49f00130e069465cd3cea41df397ffec0408c382e20530fd2d95091"
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 3623 (101st) — WILDLIFE CD-APPRENTICE HUNTERS

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Apprentice Hunter License shall be a non-renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 following the date of issuance (rather than a one-time, non-renewable license).

## 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=10100HB3623&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120329&DocNum=3623&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3623eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120329&DocNum=3623&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3623enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120329&DocNum=3623&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Bristow — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan D. Reitz — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Schimpf — primary (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2019-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2019-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2019-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2019-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019 `reading-1`
- **2019-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2019-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Agriculture; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
- **2019-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2019
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Schimpf `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 `reading-3`
- **2019-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2019-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 010-000-000
- **2019-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schimpf `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2019-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2019-05-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2019-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2019-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nathan D. Reitz
- **2019-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000
- **2019-06-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nathan D. Reitz
- **2019-06-01** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Nathan D. Reitz
- **2019-06-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-000
- **2019-06-01** House Concurs
- **2019-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-23** Effective Date June 1, 2020
- **2019-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0444 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f757672c-5c86-4693-91a8-17a4786303cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).