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Bill	DNR-NUISANCE PERMITS-PASTURES	Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall investigate a complaint by an authorized owner or tenant of lands or their agents when any wild bird or wild mammal is known to be destroying property, including cattle pastures. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 5115	Illinois HB 5115 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	26	2	2012-02-08	2012-08-15	openstates	ocd-bill/7c3c3af1-7c41-4217-91bf-94810ae453b0	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5115&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65194&SessionID=84&GA=97	b0277ecceb3d8cfc153766b3a9773039d7d2bdddd9470b9e00eabeac29510779	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5115 (97th) — DNR-NUISANCE PERMITS-PASTURES

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall investigate a complaint by an authorized owner or tenant of lands or their agents when any wild bird or wild mammal is known to be destroying property, including cattle pastures. 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 — 106–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Kay Hatcher — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher filing
• 2012-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-27 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-09 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 22, 2012 reading-1
• 2012-04-26 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2012-05-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-05-01 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-05-02 Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation referral-committee
• 2012-05-04 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
• 2012-05-08 Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2012
• 2012-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
• 2012-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-08-15 Effective Date August 15, 2012
• 2012-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0959 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7c3c3af1-7c41-4217-91bf-94810ae453b0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).