republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-3272.md

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Bill	COMMERCIAL FISHING REGULATION	Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that all trout, including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish may not be taken by commercial fishing devices, including gill or pound nets. Provides that any incidental catch of trout, including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish taken in legal sized gill or pound nets must be returned immediately to the water. Provides that the methods of taking are subject to modification by administrative rule based upon lake-wide scientific assessment data or fishery management need. Repeals a Section concerning commercial fishing.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 3272	Illinois HB 3272 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	28	2	2017-02-09	2017-08-18	openstates	ocd-bill/067c7323-df2a-490e-9110-508e8b44f07a	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3272&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104986&SessionID=91&GA=100	91c4f6cbc6d4990aee41a720436a7603d68cc331f439a4a85375e4d0f52a3939	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3272 (100th) — COMMERCIAL FISHING REGULATION

Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that all trout, including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish may not be taken by commercial fishing devices, including gill or pound nets. Provides that any incidental catch of trout, including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish taken in legal sized gill or pound nets must be returned immediately to the water. Provides that the methods of taking are subject to modification by administrative rule based upon lake-wide scientific assessment data or fishery management need. Repeals a Section concerning commercial fishing.

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

• Third Reading — 54–1 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 109–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Sheri Jesiel — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sheri Jesiel 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
• 2017-03-07 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-09 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-03-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2017-03-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
• 2017-03-16 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2017 reading-1
• 2017-05-01 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
• 2017-05-02 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-05-02 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-05-04 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
• 2017-05-05 Assigned to Agriculture referral-committee
• 2017-05-11 Do Pass Agriculture; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2017
• 2017-05-19 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
• 2017-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-25 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-18 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-18 Effective Date January 1, 2018
• 2017-08-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0168 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/067c7323-df2a-490e-9110-508e8b44f07a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).