republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-2550.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MILITARY-CAMP AND HUNT FEES"
description: "Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Wildlife Code to allow members of the United States Armed Forces, the Illinois National Guard, and the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces returning from service abroad to camp and hunt without paying fees for one year after the member returns."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 2550"
citation: "Illinois HB 2550 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-07-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4fe192a5-5501-4d36-988f-c8bbbc95e76d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2550&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=18332&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "274e89434d42698b222fc46ba3c98ac5cb96b9b833225419321859e419026920"
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 2550 (94th) — MILITARY-CAMP AND HUNT FEES

Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Wildlife Code to allow members of the United States Armed Forces, the Illinois National Guard, and the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces returning from service abroad to camp and hunt without paying fees for one year after the member returns.

## 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=09400HB2550&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18332&DocNum=2550&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2550eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18332&DocNum=2550&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2550enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18332&DocNum=2550&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Arthur J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2005-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture & Conservation Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2005-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2005-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Held in Agriculture & Conservation
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Agriculture & Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-25** Effective Date July 25, 2005
- **2005-07-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0313 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4fe192a5-5501-4d36-988f-c8bbbc95e76d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).