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Bill	AQUATIC LIFE-DEFINITION	Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Changes the definition of "aquatic life". Provides that "aquatic life" means all fish, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, algae, aquatic plants, aquatic invertebrates, and any other aquatic animals or plants that the Department identifies in rules adopted after consultation with biologists, zoologists, or other wildlife experts.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	SB 3333	Illinois SB 3333 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	25	2	2014-02-14	2014-07-16	openstates	ocd-bill/e42433ce-5406-443a-8f69-04b655dba2fd	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3333&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80557&SessionID=85&GA=98	7a5fd814ddc489020ffd65ba53e0d244189dd7456d1d2511bc603996f7527bc0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 3333 (98th) — AQUATIC LIFE-DEFINITION

Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Changes the definition of "aquatic life". Provides that "aquatic life" means all fish, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, algae, aquatic plants, aquatic invertebrates, and any other aquatic animals or plants that the Department identifies in rules adopted after consultation with biologists, zoologists, or other wildlife experts.

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 — 103–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Melinda Bush — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2014-02-14 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush filing
• 2014-02-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-02-14 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2014-02-25 Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation referral-committee
• 2014-03-05 Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2014
• 2014-03-06 Second Reading reading-2
• 2014-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2014
• 2014-04-01 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-04-01 Arrived in House introduction
• 2014-04-01 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2014-04-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-04-01 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-04-23 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2014-04-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-04-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-05-07 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2014-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-05-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-05-09 Passed Both Houses
• 2014-05-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2014-06-06 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2014-07-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2014-07-16 Effective Date January 1, 2015
• 2014-07-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0771 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e42433ce-5406-443a-8f69-04b655dba2fd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).