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type: "Bill"
title: "FISHING LIMITS-PRIV PROPERTY"
description: "Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that the limits on the number and size of fish a person may take in a day do not apply to a person fishing in waters wholly within his or her private property. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5796"
citation: "Illinois HB 5796 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19573d16-4aa5-4365-b0bf-849530730fa0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5796&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95259&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "bf7d4a49d915bdb4b3b483e565410c5696f0d9d0e15b60ed3320bddee2452735"
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 5796 (99th) — FISHING LIMITS-PRIV PROPERTY
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that the limits on the number and size of fish a person may take in a day do not apply to a person fishing in waters wholly within his or her private property. 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=09900HB5796&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95259&DocNum=5796&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5796eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95259&DocNum=5796&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5796enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95259&DocNum=5796&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Charles Meier — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2016-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2016-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
- **2016-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-05** Do Pass Agriculture; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2016
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
- **2016-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2016-05-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-08** Effective Date July 8, 2016
- **2016-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0532 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19573d16-4aa5-4365-b0bf-849530730fa0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).