republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/103rd/sb-2767.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE CD-WILD TURKEY-BORE"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that it is unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller than .410 bore (rather than no smaller than 20 gauge with shot size not larger than No. 4). Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may by administrative rule restrict shot size, material, or density."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 2767"
citation: "Illinois SB 2767 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harry Benton", "Patrick J. Joyce"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-17"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd3bec10-a734-4c4b-a8a6-3efbbf5245a4"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2767&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=151530&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "25bd005c605cb46e10a1866790af3cdef537223c74e4402c5ad53a5fe4a5ee6d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 2767 (103rd) — WILDLIFE CD-WILD TURKEY-BORE

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that it is unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller than .410 bore (rather than no smaller than 20 gauge with shot size not larger than No. 4). Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may by administrative rule restrict shot size, material, or density.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2767.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2767eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2767enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Agriculture & Conservation — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Agriculture — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harry Benton — primary (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — primary (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne A Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
- Win Stoller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce `filing`
- **2024-01-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-01-17** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-02-28** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Do Pass Agriculture; 013-000-000
- **2024-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2024-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2024
- **2024-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
- **2024-04-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
- **2024-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- **2024-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2024-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2024-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- **2024-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- **2024-05-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-07-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0622 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd3bec10-a734-4c4b-a8a6-3efbbf5245a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).