republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-1096.md

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Bill	WILDLIFE CD-HANDGUN-DEER	Amends the Wildlife Code. Permits the use of handguns during the open season for deer. Provides that any centerfire handguns of .30 caliber or larger with a minimum barrel length of 4 inches may be used. Provides that the only legal ammunition for a centerfire handgun is a cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. Prohibits the use of full metal jacket bullets. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall make administrative rules concerning management restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and arrow season. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 1096	Illinois HB 1096 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	49	4	2003-02-03	2003-08-20	openstates	ocd-bill/27367933-a741-44a4-98a5-55d390b6f4b1	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1096&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1564&SessionID=3&GA=93	2116607e006f222d752bac882ab03b70a469ddc591eb290c0bf4cad623a165c7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1096 (93rd) — WILDLIFE CD-HANDGUN-DEER

Amends the Wildlife Code. Permits the use of handguns during the open season for deer. Provides that any centerfire handguns of .30 caliber or larger with a minimum barrel length of 4 inches may be used. Provides that the only legal ammunition for a centerfire handgun is a cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. Prohibits the use of full metal jacket bullets. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall make administrative rules concerning management restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and arrow season. Effective immediately.

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

• Concurrence — 98–15 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 46–5 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 92–15 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 98–15 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Brandon W. Phelps — primary (person)
• John O. Jones — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-02-03 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps filing
• 2003-02-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-02-04 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-02-05 Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2003-02-20 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture and Conservation Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-02-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-02-21 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-02-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-02-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
• 2003-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
• 2003-03-20 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
• 2003-03-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 092-015-006 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2003-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2003 reading-1
• 2003-03-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
• 2003-03-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-21 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-16 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation referral-committee
• 2003-04-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh amendment-introduction
• 2003-04-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Todd Sieben amendment-introduction
• 2003-04-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation
• 2003-04-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation
• 2003-04-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2003-04-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2003-04-30 Do Pass as Amended Agriculture & Conservation; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
• 2003-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
• 2003-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
• 2003-05-07 Third Reading - Passed; 046-005-002 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-08 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 and 2
• 2003-05-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Brandon W. Phelps; Motion #1
• 2003-05-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Brandon W. Phelps; Motion #1
• 2003-05-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-05-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-05-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
• 2003-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
• 2003-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
• 2003-05-23 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
• 2003-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 098-015-002
• 2003-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 098-015-002
• 2003-05-27 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-06-25 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-08-20 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-08-20 Effective Date August 20, 2003
• 2003-08-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0554 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/27367933-a741-44a4-98a5-55d390b6f4b1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).