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Bill	WILDLIFE CD-APPRENTICE HUNTERS	Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Apprentice Hunter License shall be a non-renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 following the date of issuance (rather than a one-time, non-renewable license).	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	101st	HB 3623	Illinois HB 3623 (101st)	bill		enacted		3	50	3	2019-02-15	2019-08-23	openstates	ocd-bill/f757672c-5c86-4693-91a8-17a4786303cd	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3623&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=120329&SessionID=108&GA=101	e11969a2f49f00130e069465cd3cea41df397ffec0408c382e20530fd2d95091	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3623 (101st) — WILDLIFE CD-APPRENTICE HUNTERS

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Apprentice Hunter License shall be a non-renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 following the date of issuance (rather than a one-time, non-renewable 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 — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 95–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 111–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
• Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
• Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
• Monica Bristow — cosponsor (person)
• Nathan D. Reitz — cosponsor (person)
• Paul Schimpf — primary (person)
• Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-15 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II filing
• 2019-02-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-02-15 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-05 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-19 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-03-21 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-03-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2019-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
• 2019-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
• 2019-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
• 2019-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
• 2019-03-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-04-03 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2019-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019 reading-1
• 2019-04-09 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
• 2019-04-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-04-09 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-04-24 Assigned to Agriculture referral-committee
• 2019-05-02 Do Pass Agriculture; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
• 2019-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
• 2019-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2019
• 2019-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Schimpf amendment-introduction
• 2019-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-05-24 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 reading-3
• 2019-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
• 2019-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 010-000-000
• 2019-05-30 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2019-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schimpf amendment-passage
• 2019-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2019-05-30 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-05-30 Arrived in House introduction
• 2019-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2019-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
• 2019-05-30 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
• 2019-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
• 2019-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2019-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nathan D. Reitz
• 2019-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000
• 2019-06-01 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nathan D. Reitz
• 2019-06-01 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Nathan D. Reitz
• 2019-06-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-000
• 2019-06-01 House Concurs
• 2019-06-01 Passed Both Houses
• 2019-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2019-08-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2019-08-23 Effective Date June 1, 2020
• 2019-08-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0444 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f757672c-5c86-4693-91a8-17a4786303cd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).