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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	NO CHARGE DEER HUNTING PERMIT	Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that resident deer hunters shall receive a deer hunting permit without charge if the field-dressed deer is donated to the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger Program. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 2861	Illinois HB 2861 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	30	2	2011-02-22	2011-07-28	openstates	ocd-bill/84adf60a-ef9a-4150-ba74-c61ba0114072	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2861&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60183&SessionID=84&GA=97	35611677509f61af97079854e856ccd63bbafda4615ce29b2230608d839da456	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2861 (97th) — NO CHARGE DEER HUNTING PERMIT

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that resident deer hunters shall receive a deer hunting permit without charge if the field-dressed deer is donated to the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger Program. Makes other changes. 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

• Third Reading — 109–1 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Daniel V. Beiser — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-02-22 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser filing
• 2011-02-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-02-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-24 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser amendment-introduction
• 2011-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
• 2011-03-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2011-03-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2011-03-15 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-03-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-04-05 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-04-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-04-06 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-001-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-04-07 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011 reading-1
• 2011-04-11 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
• 2011-04-12 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-04-12 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-04-27 Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation referral-committee
• 2011-05-04 Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2011
• 2011-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
• 2011-05-12 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-12 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-10 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-07-28 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-07-28 Effective Date January 1, 2012
• 2011-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0215 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/84adf60a-ef9a-4150-ba74-c61ba0114072. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).