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type: "Bill"
title: "HUNTING HERITAGE-HABITAT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Hunting Heritage Protection Act. Provides that land management decisions of the Department of Natural Resources may not, to the extent practical, result in any net loss of habitat (now, land acreage) available for hunting opportunities. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 498"
citation: "Illinois SB 498 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a64cc0e4-d5d6-40c1-98f5-380dbadfd08c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=498&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28252&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "db4968c29d6bc3987daa38f12a4b31b0979192f474be4d5f2720e1f776007949"
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 SB 498 (95th) — HUNTING HERITAGE-HABITAT
Amends the Illinois Hunting Heritage Protection Act. Provides that land management decisions of the Department of Natural Resources may not, to the extent practical, result in any net loss of habitat (now, land acreage) available for hunting opportunities. 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=09500SB0498&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28252&DocNum=498&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0498eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28252&DocNum=498&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0498enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28252&DocNum=498&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Reitz — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — primary (person)
- Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- **2007-03-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2007-03-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2007-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2007-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2007-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2007
- **2007-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0118 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a64cc0e4-d5d6-40c1-98f5-380dbadfd08c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).