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type: "Bill"
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title: "WILDLIFE--COYOTE--TREE STAND"
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description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes hunters to use and possess tree-climbing and tree-cutting devices while hunting coyotes. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 2294"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2294 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-18"
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last_action: "2009-08-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f9b40ac-f31e-45c7-a5e2-35350e338225"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2294&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44199&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "dd05521322dcfbb2ac8404fe1caa270525da9e6755aa7e356b69d65084b9ff21"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2294 (96th) — WILDLIFE--COYOTE--TREE STAND
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Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes hunters to use and possess tree-climbing and tree-cutting devices while hunting coyotes. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2294&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44199&DocNum=2294&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2294eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44199&DocNum=2294&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2294enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44199&DocNum=2294&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dan Duffy — cosponsor (person)
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- Kay Hatcher — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher `filing`
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- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
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- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
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- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
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- **2009-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
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- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John O. Jones
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- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
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- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
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- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2009
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- **2009-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0390 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f9b40ac-f31e-45c7-a5e2-35350e338225`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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