---
type: "Bill"
title: "UNLAWFUL POSS. OF WILDLIFE"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Creates a prohibition on possession of wildlife or parts of wildlife that were taken in a manner that is illegal in the territory where the animal was taken. Additionally defines the statute of limitations on prosecution of violations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1170"
citation: "Illinois SB 1170 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-30"
last_action: "2013-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/375442fc-f1d3-4bca-be29-494b569fbf0c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1170&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71292&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "9f0be65c5939e024bbd658aa2e7c1ddf1345b356530c01109030225135621846"
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 1170 (98th) — UNLAWFUL POSS. OF WILDLIFE

Amends the Wildlife Code. Creates a prohibition on possession of wildlife or parts of wildlife that were taken in a manner that is illegal in the territory where the animal was taken. Additionally defines the statute of limitations on prosecution of violations.

## 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=09800SB1170&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71292&DocNum=1170&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1170eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71292&DocNum=1170&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1170enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71292&DocNum=1170&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pat McGuire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire `filing`
- **2013-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-07** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2013
- **2013-02-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 1, 2013
- **2013-03-01** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-03-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2013-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-08** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2013-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0119 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/375442fc-f1d3-4bca-be29-494b569fbf0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).