Files
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

5.6 KiB
Raw Permalink Blame History

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
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 BOATS-AQUATIC LIFE TRANSPORT Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that no person may place or operate a vehicle, seaplane, watercraft, or other object of any kind in waters of this State if it has any aquatic plants or aquatic animals attached to the exterior of the vehicle, seaplane, watercraft, or other object. Provides that no person may take off with a seaplane, or transport or operate a vehicle, watercraft, or other object of any kind on a highway with aquatic plants or aquatic animals attached to the exterior of the seaplane, vehicle, watercraft, or other object. Provides exceptions. Provides that a person must comply with instructions given by a law enforcement officer who has reason to believe that the person is in violation of the new provisions. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall produce and make copies available of a notice containing a summary of the new provisions and that owners of boat access sites must post and maintain a copy of the notice. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 97th HB 3888 Illinois HB 3888 (97th)
bill
enacted
3 26 2 2011-11-28 2012-07-26 openstates ocd-bill/c8bb3212-1d64-4097-8a5a-752cc9a5e26d http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3888&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=62619&SessionID=84&GA=97 11a3c17ad3cea4c75c13c62bd4ab92d684ef6aa5b087bb0a8b0210b27d284b17 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
bill
us-il

Illinois HB 3888 (97th) — BOATS-AQUATIC LIFE TRANSPORT

Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that no person may place or operate a vehicle, seaplane, watercraft, or other object of any kind in waters of this State if it has any aquatic plants or aquatic animals attached to the exterior of the vehicle, seaplane, watercraft, or other object. Provides that no person may take off with a seaplane, or transport or operate a vehicle, watercraft, or other object of any kind on a highway with aquatic plants or aquatic animals attached to the exterior of the seaplane, vehicle, watercraft, or other object. Provides exceptions. Provides that a person must comply with instructions given by a law enforcement officer who has reason to believe that the person is in violation of the new provisions. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall produce and make copies available of a notice containing a summary of the new provisions and that owners of boat access sites must post and maintain a copy of the notice.

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 — 10413 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 486 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • JoAnn D. Osmond — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2011-11-28 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond filing
  • 2011-11-28 First Reading reading-1
  • 2011-11-28 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2012-01-24 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
  • 2012-02-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
  • 2012-02-21 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2012-02-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2012-02-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2012-02-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2012-02-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-013-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2012-02-29 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2012-02-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2012-02-29 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzi Schmidt
  • 2012-02-29 First Reading reading-1
  • 2012-02-29 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2012-04-11 Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation referral-committee
  • 2012-04-18 Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 006-002-000 committee-passage
  • 2012-04-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
  • 2012-05-02 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
  • 2012-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 048-006-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2012-05-15 Passed Both Houses
  • 2012-06-13 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2012-07-26 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2012-07-26 Effective Date January 1, 2013
  • 2012-07-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0850 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c8bb3212-1d64-4097-8a5a-752cc9a5e26d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).