republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-5911.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRAP LOCATION REQUESTS-FOIA"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that if an individual is authorized by the Department of Natural Resources to trap a wild bird or wild mammal that is known to be destroying property or causing a risk to human health or safety upon his or her land, then the location of the traps or snares shall be exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a corresponding change in the Freedom of Information Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5911"
citation: "Illinois HB 5911 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b0ecfcc-237d-4147-94f7-c52a98d24e24"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5911&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81216&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "f1198c5b585f8951197f7f894b15f067faaf088a10322b8de36b70fb087ac491"
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 5911 (98th) — TRAP LOCATION REQUESTS-FOIA

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that if an individual is authorized by the Department of Natural Resources to trap a wild bird or wild mammal that is known to be destroying property or causing a risk to human health or safety upon his or her land, then the location of the traps or snares shall be exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Makes a corresponding change in the Freedom of Information Act. 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=09800HB5911&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81216&DocNum=5911&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5911eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81216&DocNum=5911&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5911enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81216&DocNum=5911&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **102–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Bivins — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)
- Wm. Sam McCann — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-24** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2014-03-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2014-04-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
- **2014-04-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2014-04-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2014-04-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2014-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2014-05-01** To Subcommittee on Governmental Operations
- **2014-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2014-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2014-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2014-05-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2014-05-12** Re-referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-13** Re-referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-16** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-19** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2014
- **2014-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
- **2014-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2014
- **2014-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1045 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b0ecfcc-237d-4147-94f7-c52a98d24e24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).