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type: "Bill"
title: "FIRST-TIME FISHING LICENSE"
description: "Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that except as otherwise provided in the Code, for sport fishing devices or spearing devices, any resident of Illinois who is 16 years of age or older who has not purchased a resident fishing license in the past 10 years shall be eligible to receive a one-time annual resident fishing license for a fee of $5. Provides that any nonresident who has not purchased a nonresident fishing license in the past 10 years shall be eligible to receive a one-time annual sport fishing license for a fee of $10. Effective January 1, 2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2317"
citation: "Illinois HB 2317 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie A. Morrison", "Robert \"Bob\" Rita"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2023-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc2c2b5d-1bbc-4138-82ae-7a949259b2b2"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2317&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147383&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "84f4aa8c2714205a6157ff6699f0bd17406a1074a3caec9ca803f12d671c8be8"
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 2317 (103rd) — FIRST-TIME FISHING LICENSE
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that except as otherwise provided in the Code, for sport fishing devices or spearing devices, any resident of Illinois who is 16 years of age or older who has not purchased a resident fishing license in the past 10 years shall be eligible to receive a one-time annual resident fishing license for a fee of $5. Provides that any nonresident who has not purchased a nonresident fishing license in the past 10 years shall be eligible to receive a one-time annual sport fishing license for a fee of $10. Effective January 1, 2024.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2317.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2317eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2317ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2317enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Agriculture & Conservation — **80** (pass) · lower
- Agriculture & Conservation, Amendment 1 — **90** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1120** (pass) · lower
- Agriculture — **110** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Robert "Bob" Rita — primary (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
- Kam Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita `filing`
- **2023-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-21** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
- **2023-03-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2023-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-11** Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
- **2023-04-11** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2023-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-26** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-04-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2023-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-02** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 11, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Do Pass Agriculture; 011-000-000
- **2023-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
- **2023-05-12** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2023
- **2023-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- **2023-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2023-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2023-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2023-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2023-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2023-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0528 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc2c2b5d-1bbc-4138-82ae-7a949259b2b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).