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type: "Bill"
title: "DNR-NUISANCE PERMITS-PASTURES"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5115"
citation: "Illinois HB 5115 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c3c3af1-7c41-4217-91bf-94810ae453b0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5115&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65194&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "b0277ecceb3d8cfc153766b3a9773039d7d2bdddd9470b9e00eabeac29510779"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5115&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65194&DocNum=5115&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5115eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65194&DocNum=5115&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5115enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65194&DocNum=5115&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1060** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c3c3af1-7c41-4217-91bf-94810ae453b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).