---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRAPPED ANIMALS-.22 CALIBER"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that trapped beaver, river otter, weasel, mink, or muskrat may be killed with a .22 caliber or a smaller rifle. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5514"
citation: "Illinois HB 5514 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-13"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb85fe28-423d-46c5-802a-6a640bc1e04f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5514&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80492&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "64a13f5589a64eea114a8e34dc39cbf5e9c8c25f3ab3755adfaf47609653a1e4"
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 5514 (98th) — TRAPPED ANIMALS-.22 CALIBER

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that trapped beaver, river otter, weasel, mink, or muskrat may be killed with a .22 caliber or a smaller rifle. 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=09800HB5514&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80492&DocNum=5514&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5514eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80492&DocNum=5514&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5514enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80492&DocNum=5514&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- John D. Cavaletto — primary (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle McCarter — cosponsor (person)
- Wm. Sam McCann — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D. Cavaletto `filing`
- **2014-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2014-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2014-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2014-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
- **2014-02-27** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
- **2014-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
- **2014-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D. Cavaletto `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2014-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2014-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2014-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2014-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2014-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2014-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
- **2014-04-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2014-04-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2014-04-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2014-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
- **2014-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2014
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0924 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb85fe28-423d-46c5-802a-6a640bc1e04f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).