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Bill	UNLAWFUL POSS. OF WILDLIFE	Amends the Wildlife Code. Creates a prohibition on possession of wildlife or parts of wildlife that were taken in a manner that is illegal in the territory where the animal was taken. Additionally defines the statute of limitations on prosecution of violations.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	SB 1170	Illinois SB 1170 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	25	2	2013-01-30	2013-07-30	openstates	ocd-bill/375442fc-f1d3-4bca-be29-494b569fbf0c	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1170&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71292&SessionID=85&GA=98	9f0be65c5939e024bbd658aa2e7c1ddf1345b356530c01109030225135621846	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1170 (98th) — UNLAWFUL POSS. OF WILDLIFE

Amends the Wildlife Code. Creates a prohibition on possession of wildlife or parts of wildlife that were taken in a manner that is illegal in the territory where the animal was taken. Additionally defines the statute of limitations on prosecution of violations.

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 — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Pat McGuire — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-01-30 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire filing
• 2013-01-30 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-01-30 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-02-07 Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation referral-committee
• 2013-02-27 Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-02-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2013
• 2013-02-28 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-02-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 1, 2013
• 2013-03-01 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-03-01 Arrived in House introduction
• 2013-03-01 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
• 2013-03-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-03-01 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-08 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-30 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-03 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-05-03 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
• 2013-05-31 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-07-30 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-07-30 Effective Date January 1, 2014
• 2013-07-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0119 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/375442fc-f1d3-4bca-be29-494b569fbf0c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).