republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/90th/hb-1628.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "WILDLIFE PRAIRIE MUSEUM ACT"
description: "WILDLIFE PRAIRIE MUSEUM ACT"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 1628"
citation: "Illinois HB 1628 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 72
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-08-19T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35f37a46-9264-4a17-874d-760ea999518f"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "ca5ef03422684b791af211290318ba2464f039a4b4d54159a3a2f8637e47703b"
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 HB 1628 (90th) — WILDLIFE PRAIRIE MUSEUM ACT

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1628** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB1628LV.html)

## Sponsors

- HAWKINSON — cosponsor (person)
- LEITCH — cosponsor (person)
- MADIGAN,MJ — cosponsor (person)
- MOFFITT — cosponsor (person)
- SHADID — cosponsor (person)
- SLONE — cosponsor (person)
- SMITH,MICHAEL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SLONE
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO MADIGAN,MJ
- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 015-000-000 HEXC
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-LEITCH
- **1997-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-LEITCH
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO HEXC
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-LEITCH
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED HEXC/015-000-000
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-LEITCH
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR SHADID
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR HAWKINSON
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** POSTPONED
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-EXECUTIVE S
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 012-000-000 SEXC
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-09
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-12
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 059-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED NON-CONCUR 01/LEITCH
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** HSE NON-CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - NON-CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - SEN AMEND NO 01/SHADID
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 01
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST/SHADID
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/HAWKINSON,
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** KLEMM, PHILIP,
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SHADID, COLLINS
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** HSE ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/SMITH,MICHAEL,
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** SLONE, BURKE,
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** CHURCHILL & LEITCH
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/LEITCH
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO 1ST/HRUL
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/SHADID
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/SHADID
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/LEITCH
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL/003-002-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/117-000-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/SHADID
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/058-000-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOFFITT
- **1997-06-27T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-08-19T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-08-19T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-19
- **1997-08-19T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0501

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35f37a46-9264-4a17-874d-760ea999518f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).