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type: "Bill"
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title: "WILDLIFE CD-HUNTING-GAME BIRDS"
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description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Changes the name of the fee from \"Public Hunting Grounds for Pheasants\" to \"Public Hunting Grounds for Game Birds\". Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may permit hunters to take bobwhite quail, chukar partridge, and gray partridge on public hunting grounds. Authorizes the Department to set the hunting season for game birds by administrative rule between the dates of September 1st and March 31st, both inclusive."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "HB 4604"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4604 (99th)"
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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: 41
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2016-01-28"
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last_action: "2016-08-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bce0417-b8d9-4185-93a9-bec6b4744489"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4604&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93779&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "c7ec24cde47bcec7959c1d1b015d030f981feda8a2166de21d4687247b778ae1"
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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 HB 4604 (99th) — WILDLIFE CD-HUNTING-GAME BIRDS
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Amends the Wildlife Code. Changes the name of the fee from "Public Hunting Grounds for Pheasants" to "Public Hunting Grounds for Game Birds". Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may permit hunters to take bobwhite quail, chukar partridge, and gray partridge on public hunting grounds. Authorizes the Department to set the hunting season for game birds by administrative rule between the dates of September 1st and March 31st, both inclusive.
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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=09900HB4604&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93779&DocNum=4604&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4604eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93779&DocNum=4604&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4604enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93779&DocNum=4604&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **108–3** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
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- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
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- John Cavaletto — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John Cavaletto `filing`
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- **2016-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-02-16** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
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- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
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- **2016-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-04-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2016 `reading-1`
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- **2016-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
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- **2016-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-04-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-17** Approved for Consideration Assignments
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- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2016
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- **2016-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2016
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- **2016-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
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- **2016-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
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- **2016-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-05-26** Passed Both Houses
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- **2016-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2016-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2017
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- **2016-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0866 `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/9bce0417-b8d9-4185-93a9-bec6b4744489`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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