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type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE-TRAPPING TAGS"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that traps used in the taking of mammals protected by the Code, for which an open trapping season has been established, shall be marked or tagged with metal tags or inscribed in lettering giving the name and address of the owner, or the name and customer identification number issued by the Department of Natural Resources, and absence of such mark or tag shall be prima facie evidence that such trap or traps are illegally used and the trap or traps shall be confiscated and disposed of as directed by the Department. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5693"
citation: "Illinois HB 5693 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2891f5d5-e80c-4755-8c8c-3424e3da6061"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5693&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111777&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "3d4dc6cc50a6d67aa7588d0e8bde5d62e8a8f277e6d195c2d8cdfefa6488b382"
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 5693 (100th) — WILDLIFE-TRAPPING TAGS
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that traps used in the taking of mammals protected by the Code, for which an open trapping season has been established, shall be marked or tagged with metal tags or inscribed in lettering giving the name and address of the owner, or the name and customer identification number issued by the Department of Natural Resources, and absence of such mark or tag shall be prima facie evidence that such trap or traps are illegally used and the trap or traps shall be confiscated and disposed of as directed by the Department. 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=10000HB5693&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111777&DocNum=5693&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5693eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111777&DocNum=5693&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5693enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111777&DocNum=5693&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `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`
- **2018-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2018-04-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-19** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2018-04-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2018-04-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
- **2018-04-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2018-04-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2018-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2018 `reading-1`
- **2018-04-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2018-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2018-05-01** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2018
- **2018-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2018
- **2018-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2018
- **2018-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0964 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2891f5d5-e80c-4755-8c8c-3424e3da6061`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).