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type: "Bill"
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title: "CROSSBOW HUNTING-COYOTES"
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description: "Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any person may use a crossbow to take coyotes during any coyote season. Effective immediately."
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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 3234"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3234 (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: 54
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2015-02-25"
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last_action: "2015-08-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bda71f8-9f4f-41c3-9ca3-c81f6a491403"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3234&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89391&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "a51b5f136047abe97e46e5271209e92f2cb4041b712d3dfbb179f1eeeaef06fb"
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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 3234 (99th) — CROSSBOW HUNTING-COYOTES
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Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any person may use a crossbow to take coyotes during any coyote season. Effective immediately.
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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=09900HB3234&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89391&DocNum=3234&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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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)
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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)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **109–3** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **98–13** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence — **109–3** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jerry Costello, II — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `filing`
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- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-013-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2015-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
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- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-18** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-18** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
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- **2015-05-19** Waive Posting Notice
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- **2015-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
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- **2015-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-05-20** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2015
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- **2015-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2015
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- **2015-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
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- **2015-05-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Rose `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2015-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2015-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
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- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jerry Costello, II
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- **2015-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jerry Costello, II
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- **2015-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000
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- **2015-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000
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- **2015-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-003-000
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- **2015-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 109-003-000
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- **2015-05-31** House Concurs
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- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-08-07** Effective Date January 1, 2016
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- **2015-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0307 `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/5bda71f8-9f4f-41c3-9ca3-c81f6a491403`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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