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Bill	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.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 2893	Illinois HB 2893 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	48	3	2017-02-09	2017-09-08	openstates	ocd-bill/34269717-7e75-4fa9-a7e9-ce4ebbe196d3	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2893&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104353&SessionID=91&GA=100	e7483c75d01d08921a2cf37bef0ea6a936a8b2e09208633d83f6123b2a0c1aad	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/34269717-7e75-4fa9-a7e9-ce4ebbe196d3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).