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---
type: "Bill"
title: "CROSSBOW HUNTING-COYOTES"
description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any person may use a crossbow to take coyotes during any coyote season. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3234"
citation: "Illinois HB 3234 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2015-02-25"
last_action: "2015-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bda71f8-9f4f-41c3-9ca3-c81f6a491403"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3234&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89391&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "a51b5f136047abe97e46e5271209e92f2cb4041b712d3dfbb179f1eeeaef06fb"
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 3234 (99th) — CROSSBOW HUNTING-COYOTES
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any person may use a crossbow to take coyotes during any coyote season. 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=09900HB3234&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89391&DocNum=3234&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3234eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89391&DocNum=3234&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3234enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89391&DocNum=3234&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **470** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **1093** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **9813** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **1093** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jerry Costello, II — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `filing`
- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-013-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Waive Posting Notice
- **2015-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2015-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-20** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2015
- **2015-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-05-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Rose `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2015-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000
- **2015-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-003-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 109-003-000
- **2015-05-31** House Concurs
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-07** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0307 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bda71f8-9f4f-41c3-9ca3-c81f6a491403`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).