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type: "Bill"
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title: "HUNTING LICENSES FOR VETERANS"
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description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Allows veterans that are Illinois residents to obtain an Illinois Hunter Education card after completing the online study section of the Illinois Hunter Education program and providing the Department of Natural Resources with verification of service or mobilization. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "98th"
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identifier: "SB 50"
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citation: "Illinois SB 50 (98th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 55
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2013-01-16"
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last_action: "2013-07-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1467879d-4778-4e1b-b205-419744c7a43c"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=50&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=69140&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "c7fe437aed49626379b87bbb65b0efb074f29af929698ae7f1aeebd7782edd2f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 50 (98th) — HUNTING LICENSES FOR VETERANS
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Amends the Wildlife Code. Allows veterans that are Illinois residents to obtain an Illinois Hunter Education card after completing the online study section of the Illinois Hunter Education program and providing the Department of Natural Resources with verification of service or mobilization. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0050&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69140&DocNum=50&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0050eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69140&DocNum=50&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0050enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69140&DocNum=50&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Barbara Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
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- Bill Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
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- Brad E. Halbrook — cosponsor (person)
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- Chad Hays — cosponsor (person)
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- Charles E. Meier — cosponsor (person)
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- David Reis — cosponsor (person)
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- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
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- Jerry F. Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
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- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
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- JoAnn D. Osmond — cosponsor (person)
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- Joe Sosnowski — cosponsor (person)
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- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
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- John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
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- Josh Harms — cosponsor (person)
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- Katherine Cloonen — cosponsor (person)
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- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
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- Michael Unes — cosponsor (person)
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- Norine Hammond — cosponsor (person)
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- Pam Roth — cosponsor (person)
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- Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
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- Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person)
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- Tom Demmer — cosponsor (person)
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- Wayne Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-01-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `filing`
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- **2013-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-01-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2013-01-30** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
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- **2013-02-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
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- **2013-02-27** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2013-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2013
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- **2013-02-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
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- **2013-02-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
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- **2013-02-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2013-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 1, 2013
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- **2013-03-01** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2013-03-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2013-03-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2013-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-03-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2013-04-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
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- **2013-04-08** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-04-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
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- **2013-04-11** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
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- **2013-04-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2013-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Josh Harms
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Pam Roth
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Meier
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
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- **2013-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
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- **2013-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2013-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-05-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2013-05-03** Passed Both Houses
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- **2013-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2013-07-30** Effective Date July 30, 2013
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- **2013-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0118 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1467879d-4778-4e1b-b205-419744c7a43c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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