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type: "Bill"
title: "DNR-DEER DISEASE HUNTING"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to establish and publicize separate deer harvesting seasons, limited to gun or bow use, in order to manage or eradicate disease found in the deer herd. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2918"
citation: "Illinois HB 2918 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15d9d65e-76e8-43d6-a35d-1358073a86db"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2918&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5470&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "f09d6195e8755ee68aa7d6cc8c98c661a868fae38a5c648825230f5a9f70c828"
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 2918 (93rd) — DNR-DEER DISEASE HUNTING
Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to establish and publicize separate deer harvesting seasons, limited to gun or bow use, in order to manage or eradicate disease found in the deer herd. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2918&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5470&DocNum=2918&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2918eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5470&DocNum=2918&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2918enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5470&DocNum=2918&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dan Reitz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
- **2003-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture and Conservation Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2003-03-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
- **2003-04-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2003-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass Agriculture & Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-06-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-06-25** Effective Date June 25, 2003
- **2003-06-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0037 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15d9d65e-76e8-43d6-a35d-1358073a86db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).