Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB5017

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Wildlife Code. Deletes provisions that require a meat processor to be a member of the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger program in order for the meat processor to donate deer meat that the meat processor has processed. Provides that if a properly tagged deer is processed at a licensed meat processing facility and if the owner of the deer (i) fails to claim the processed deer within a reasonable time or (ii) notifies the licensed meat processing facility that the owner no longer wants the processed deer or wishes to donate the deer, then the deer meat may be given away by the licensed meat processor to another person or donated to a charitable organization or community food bank that receives wild game meat. Requires meat processors who donate deer meat to a charitable organization or community food bank that receives wild game meat to keep written records of all deer received.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2024	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
2/8/2024	House	First Reading
2/8/2024	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2024	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
3/5/2024	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
3/6/2024	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/11/2024	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/11/2024	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/19/2024	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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