---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE PENALTIES"
description: "Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that in a Section concerning taxidermy, only violation of the provision concerning licensing shall be a Class B misdemeanor and that violation of any other provision of the Section shall be a petty offense (now, violation of any provision of the Section is a Class B misdemeanor). Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that in a Section concerning taxidermy, only violation of the provision concerning licensing shall be a Class B misdemeanor and that violation of any other provision of the Section shall be a petty offense (now, violation of any provision of the Section is a Class B misdemeanor). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 3785"
citation: "Illinois HB 3785 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a17ae2d2-4d3a-413a-a865-70734ea300cb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3785&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=20574&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "2bec1af700798850b3126dd4d9aafc8a694e6c5db124d8f91b1c23fadeba5ac6"
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 3785 (94th) — WILDLIFE PENALTIES

Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that in a Section concerning taxidermy, only violation of the provision concerning licensing shall be a Class B misdemeanor and that violation of any other provision of the Section shall be a petty offense (now, violation of any provision of the Section is a Class B misdemeanor). Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that in a Section concerning taxidermy, only violation of the provision concerning licensing shall be a Class B misdemeanor and that violation of any other provision of the Section shall be a petty offense (now, violation of any provision of the Section is a Class B misdemeanor). 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=09400HB3785&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20574&DocNum=3785&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3785eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20574&DocNum=3785&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB3785enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20574&DocNum=3785&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **107–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Angelo Saviano — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `filing`
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
- **2005-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Agriculture & Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2005
- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0222 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a17ae2d2-4d3a-413a-a865-70734ea300cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).