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Bill	WILDLIFE-DEER HUNTING	Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that it is unlawful to take or possess deer in this State, except in compliance with the Act and its rules (instead of in compliance with the specified provisions of the Act). Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 4558	Illinois HB 4558 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	54	2	2016-01-27	2016-07-08	openstates	ocd-bill/c74d0600-1c92-445e-873c-5b1596e22fdc	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4558&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93695&SessionID=88&GA=99	0c5c9b1d647e771e8f46a3ddc5157e8c9cd441d0f91f546ce04a6e31f395d336	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4558 (99th) — WILDLIFE-DEER HUNTING

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that it is unlawful to take or possess deer in this State, except in compliance with the Act and its rules (instead of in compliance with the specified provisions of the Act). Effective immediately.

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 — 115–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 52–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
• David S. Luechtefeld — cosponsor (person)
• Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
• John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
• Mr. Dan McConchie — cosponsor (person)
• Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas M. Bennett — primary (person)
• Tim Bivins — cosponsor (person)
• William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-01-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett filing
• 2016-01-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-01-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-02-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
• 2016-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
• 2016-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2016-02-16 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2016-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
• 2016-02-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
• 2016-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
• 2016-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
• 2016-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
• 2016-02-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2016-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
• 2016-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett amendment-introduction
• 2016-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
• 2016-04-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
• 2016-04-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2016-04-04 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-04-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2016-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2016-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
• 2016-04-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
• 2016-04-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-15 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-20 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2016-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-20 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
• 2016-04-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-04-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
• 2016-04-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
• 2016-04-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
• 2016-04-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
• 2016-05-03 Assigned to Agriculture referral-committee
• 2016-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
• 2016-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2016-05-12 Do Pass Agriculture; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2016
• 2016-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
• 2016-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
• 2016-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
• 2016-05-19 Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2016
• 2016-05-24 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-24 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-22 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-07-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-07-08 Effective Date July 8, 2016
• 2016-07-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0528 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c74d0600-1c92-445e-873c-5b1596e22fdc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).