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Bill	WANTON WASTE OF GAME MEAT	Amends the Wildlife Code by making it illegal to wantonly waste or destroy usable meat from game animals. Defines "usable meat" and details locations where individuals may not dispose of harvested wildlife carcasses or parts.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	SB 1620	Illinois SB 1620 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	29	2	2013-02-13	2013-08-05	openstates	ocd-bill/5479317d-facc-4452-a283-86e25aa9d613	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1620&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72472&SessionID=85&GA=98	67972a05e480d5d8d7b0d176f687d8bdc3dfbd7630efc187b1d5db8d2a857064	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1620 (98th) — WANTON WASTE OF GAME MEAT

Amends the Wildlife Code by making it illegal to wantonly waste or destroy usable meat from game animals. Defines "usable meat" and details locations where individuals may not dispose of harvested wildlife carcasses or parts.

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 — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• David Koehler — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-13 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler filing
• 2013-02-13 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-13 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-02-27 Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation referral-committee
• 2013-03-05 Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2013
• 2013-03-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-03-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
• 2013-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000
• 2013-03-21 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-03-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler amendment-passage
• 2013-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
• 2013-04-10 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-04-10 Arrived in House introduction
• 2013-04-12 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
• 2013-04-12 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-12 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-15 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-30 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000 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
• 2013-05-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-08 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-06 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-08-05 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-08-05 Effective Date January 1, 2014
• 2013-08-05 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0183 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5479317d-facc-4452-a283-86e25aa9d613. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).