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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	WILDLIFE-YOUTH HUNTING	Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit shall be the same. Provides that a resident or non-resident youth under age 18 (rather than only resident youth) may apply to the Department of Natural Resources for a Youth Hunting License and Youth Trapping License.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 5440	Illinois HB 5440 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	36	2	2018-02-16	2018-08-03	openstates	ocd-bill/6a8395d0-cf47-44c2-a7fe-3a2fc57c9b4f	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5440&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111322&SessionID=91&GA=100	24387963f7819197528c53e47134f377b264bc5ec2a739a77b54e2dfa098847f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5440 (100th) — WILDLIFE-YOUTH HUNTING

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit shall be the same. Provides that a resident or non-resident youth under age 18 (rather than only resident youth) may apply to the Department of Natural Resources for a Youth Hunting License and Youth Trapping License.

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 — 108–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Charles Meier — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-02-16 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier filing
• 2018-02-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2018-02-16 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2018-03-07 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2018-04-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
• 2018-04-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2018-04-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier amendment-introduction
• 2018-04-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2018-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
• 2018-04-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
• 2018-04-25 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2018-04-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Charles Meier
• 2018-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2018-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
• 2018-04-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2018-04-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
• 2018-04-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
• 2018-04-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
• 2018-05-01 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2018-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 2, 2018 reading-1
• 2018-05-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
• 2018-05-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2018-05-08 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2018-05-09 Assigned to Agriculture referral-committee
• 2018-05-11 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
• 2018-05-17 Do Pass Agriculture; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2018-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2018
• 2018-05-18 Second Reading reading-2
• 2018-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2018
• 2018-05-21 Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2018-05-21 Passed Both Houses
• 2018-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2018-08-03 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2018-08-03 Effective Date January 1, 2019
• 2018-08-03 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0691 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6a8395d0-cf47-44c2-a7fe-3a2fc57c9b4f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).