Date	Chamber	Action
6/30/2023	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0225

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

520 ILCS 5/2.37

from Ch. 61, par. 2.37

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Wildlife Code. Repeals provisions authorizing, under certain conditions, drainage districts to control beaver populations. Provides that a drainage district, road district or similar body, landowner, tenant, or the designee of a drainage district, road district, landowner, or tenant shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit to control nuisance raccoons, opossums, muskrats, skunks, coyotes, or beavers if all applicable provisions for licenses are complied with and any trap types and sizes used are in compliance with the Act, including marking or identification. Provides that landowners, tenants, or their designees may remove cottontail rabbits or grey or fox squirrels from their property, but only by means of a live trap, if the cottontail rabbits and grey or fox squirrels are released alive and unharmed in suitable habitat that is not within any city or town and not within any park. Provides that the designee of a drainage district, road district, landowner, or tenant must have a signed and dated written authorization from the drainage district, landowner, or tenant in possession at all times when conducting animal control activities. Provides that the exemption from obtaining a permit shall be valid only upon property owned, leased, or controlled by the drainage district, road district, landowner, or tenant. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes provision that landowners, tenants, or their designees may remove cottontail rabbits or grey or fox squirrels from their property, but only by means of a live trap, if the cottontail rabbits and grey or fox squirrels are released alive and unharmed in suitable habitat that is not within any city or town and not within any park. Deletes references to designees of road districts, landowners, and tenants. Provides that the exemption from obtaining a permit to control nuisance raccoons, opossums, muskrats, skunks, coyotes, or beavers shall be valid only upon property owned, leased, or controlled by the drainage district (rather than property owned, leased, or controlled by the drainage district, road district, landowner, or tenant).

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Deletes provision that landowners, tenants, or their designees may remove cottontail rabbits or grey or fox squirrels from their property, but only by means of a live trap, if the cottontail rabbits and grey or fox squirrels are released alive and unharmed in suitable habitat that is not within any city or town and not within any park. Deletes references to landowners and tenants. Provides that for purposes of the provisions concerning the authority to kill wildlife causing damage, provides that a "road district" includes a township road district.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy
2/9/2023	Senate	First Reading
2/9/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/21/2023	Senate	Assigned to Agriculture
2/23/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
3/9/2023	Senate	Do Pass Agriculture; 012-000-000
3/9/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023
3/17/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy
3/17/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/21/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
3/22/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
3/23/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 013-000-000
3/24/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy
3/24/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
3/28/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
3/29/2023	Senate	Second Reading
3/29/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Tracy
3/29/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2023
3/30/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 012-000-000
3/30/2023	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/30/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Tracy
3/30/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/30/2023	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
3/31/2023	House	Arrived in House
3/31/2023	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
4/11/2023	House	First Reading
4/11/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/18/2023	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
4/25/2023	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 007-001-000
4/26/2023	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
4/26/2023	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
4/26/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/2/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/2/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/9/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
5/9/2023	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/7/2023	Senate	Sent to the Governor
6/30/2023	Senate	Governor Approved
6/30/2023	Senate	Effective Date June 30, 2023
6/30/2023	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0225

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