Illinois 98th Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 10 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 3049 — PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1033

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  • 30 sponsors

    0 primary, 30 co-sponsors signed on.

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    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Amends the Wildlife Code. Adds the Gray wolf, American black bear, and Cougar to the list of protected species under the Act.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

113 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of SB 3049 has removed a section that allowed landowners to take action against gray wolves, American black bears, and cougars if they presented an imminent threat to humans or property. This means that previously, landowners could act immediately if they felt threatened by these animals, and could also apply for a permit to deal with less immediate threats. Removing this section may indicate a shift toward stricter wildlife protection, which aims to balance human safety with the preservation of these species. This change could prevent unnecessary harm to these animals while considering the safety of landowners.

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SB3049 Engrossed LRB098 15948 MGM 50995 b AN ACT concerning wildlife.
SB3049 Enrolled LRB098 15948 MGM 50995 b AN ACT concerning wildlife.
The Wildlife Code is amended by adding Section 2.2b as follows:
The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section 2.2 and adding Section 2.2b as follows:
(520 ILCS 5/2.2b new) Sec.
(520 ILCS 5/2.2) (from Ch.
61, par.
2.2) Sec.
2.2.
This Act shall apply only to the wild birds and parts of wild birds (including, but not limited to, their nests and eggs), and wild mammals and parts of wild mammals, which shall include their green hides, in the State of Illinois, or which may be brought into the State.
Wildlife protected by this Act, hereby defined as protected species, include the following wild species and all wild species contained in listed families, including, but not limited to, groups of wild species preceding each family name:
(except the House Sparrow, Passer domesticus;
European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris;
and Rock Pigeon, Domestic Pigeon, Columba livia;
Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyio;
or Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata).
GAME BIRDS-Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus;
Sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus;
Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus;
Gray Partridge, Perdix perdix;
Chukar, Alectoris chukar;
Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus;
Greater Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus SB3049 Enrolled - 2 - LRB098 15948 MGM 50995 b cupido;
Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo.
MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS-Waterfowl including brant, ducks, geese, and swans, Anatidae;
wild species of the families Rallidae, Scolopacidae, Columbidae, and Corvidae that may be legally hunted as provided for in Section 2.18 of this Act.
RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY NON-GAME BIRDS-Loons, Gaviidae;
grebes, Podicipedidae;
pelicans, Pelecanidae;
gannets, Sulidae;
cormorants, Phalacrocoracidae;
anhingas, Anhingidae;
frigatebirds, Fregatidae;
herons, bitterns and egrets, Ardeidae;
ibises and spoonbills, Threskiornithidae;
storks, Ciconiidae;
vultures, Cathartidae;
kites, hawks, ospreys, and eagles, Accipitridae;
falcons, merlins, and kestrels, Falconidae;
rails, gallinules, and moorhens, which may not be legally hunted, Rallidae;
cranes, Gruidae;
all shorebirds that may not be legally hunted, of the families Charadriidae, Scolopacidae, and Recurvirostridae gulls, terns, jaegers, skimmers, and kittiwakes, Laridae;
dovekies and murrelets, Alcidae;
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doves and pigeons, which may not be legally hunted, Columbidae;
cuckoos and anis, Cuculidae;
owls, Tytonidae and Strigidae;
whip-poor-wills, chuck-will's-widows, and nighthawks, Caprimulgidae;
swifts, Apodidae;
hummingbirds, Trochilidae, Kingfishers, Alcedinidae;
woodpeckers, flickers, and sapsuckers, Picidae;
kingbirds, pewees, phoebes, and flycatchers, Tyrannidae shrikes, Laniidae;
vireos, Vireonidae;
magpies, ravens, and jays, Corvidae;
larks, Alaudidae;
swallows and martins, Hirundinidae;
chickadees and titmice, SB3049 Enrolled - 3 - LRB098 15948 MGM 50995 b Paridae;
nuthatches, Sittidae;
creepers, Certhiidae;
wrens, Troglodytidae;
kinglets, Regulidae;
gnatcatchers, Sylviidae;
robins, bluebirds, solitaires, veerys, and thrushes, Turdidae;
mockingbirds, catbirds, and thrashers, Mimidae;
pipits, Motacillidae;
waxwings, Bombycillidae;
warblers, parulas, redstarts, ovenbirds, waterthrushes, yellowthroats, and chats, Parulidae;
tanagers, Thraupidae;
towhees, longspurs, sparrows, buntings, and juncos, Emberizidae;
dickcissels, cardinals, buntings, and grosbeaks, Cardinalidae;
blackbirds, meadowlarks, bobolinks, grackles, cowbirds, and orioles, Icteridae;
grosbeaks, finches, crossbills, redpolls, and siskins, Fringillidae.
GAME MAMMALS-Woodchuck, Marmota monax;
Gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis;
Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger;
Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus;
Swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus;
White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus.
FUR-BEARING MAMMALS-Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus;
Beaver, Castor canadensis;
Raccoon, Procyon lotor;
Opossum, Didelphis virginiana;
Least weasel, Mustela nivalis;
Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata;
Mink, Mustela vison;
River otter, Lontra canadensis;
Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis;
Badger, Taxidea taxus;
Red fox, Vulpes vulpes;
Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus;
Coyote, Canis latrans;
Bobcat, Lynx rufus.
OTHER MAMMALS-Flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans;
Red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus;
Eastern Woodrat, Neotoma floridana;
Golden Mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli;
Rice Rat, Oryzomys palustris;
Franklin's Ground Squirrel, SB3049 Enrolled - 4 - LRB098 15948 MGM 50995 b Spermophilus franklinii;
Bats, Vespertilionidae;
Gray wolf, Canis lupus;
American black bear, Ursus americanus;
Cougar, Puma concolor.
It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to take, possess, sell, or offer for sale, propagate, or release into the wild, any of these wild birds (dead or alive) and parts of wild birds (including, but not limited to, their nests and eggs), wild mammals (dead or alive) and parts of wild mammals, including their green hides contrary to the provisions of this Act.
However, nothing in this Act shall prohibit bona-fide public or state scientific, educational or zoological institutions from receiving, holding, and displaying protected species that were salvaged or legally obtained.
It shall be unlawful for any person to take any other living wildlife animal not covered by this Act without the permission of the landowner or tenant.
(Source:
P.A.
97-431, eff.
8-16-11.) (520 ILCS 5/2.2b new) Sec.
or cougar, Puma concolor if, at any time, the gray wolf, American black bear, or cougar is stalking, causing an imminent threat, or there is a reasonable expectation that it causes an imminent threat of physical harm or death to a human, livestock, domestic animals or harm to structures or other property on the owner or tenant's land.
or cougar, Puma concolor if, at any time, the gray wolf, American black bear, or cougar is stalking, causing an imminent threat, or there is a reasonable expectation that it SB3049 Enrolled - 5 - LRB098 15948 MGM 50995 b causes an imminent threat of physical harm or death to a human, livestock, domestic animals or harm to structures or other property on the owner's or tenant's land.
(c) The Department shall adopt rules to implement this SB3049 Engrossed - 2 - LRB098 15948 MGM 50995 b Section.
(c) The Department shall adopt rules to implement this Section.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1033

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2015

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 005-000-000

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Agriculture and Conservation

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Linda Holmes

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2014

  12. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1

  13. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  14. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente

  15. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser

  16. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore

  17. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  18. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer

  19. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello

  20. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  21. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe

  22. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000

  23. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

  24. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  25. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  26. Second Reading - Short Debate

  27. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

  28. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel

  29. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  30. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer

  31. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen

  32. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy

  33. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  34. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto

  35. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer

  36. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

  37. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick

  38. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  39. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke

  40. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy

  41. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner

  42. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.

  43. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

  44. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon

  45. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II

  46. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  47. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000

  48. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote

  49. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  50. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

  51. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine

  52. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  53. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  54. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling

  55. Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

  56. Referred to Rules Committee

  57. First Reading

  58. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  59. Arrived in House

  60. Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000

  61. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  62. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado

  63. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe

  64. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  65. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2014

  66. Second Reading

  67. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  68. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2014

  69. Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 006-000-002

  70. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  71. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation

  72. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss

  73. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  74. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes

  75. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  76. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  77. Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation

  78. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski

  79. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans

  80. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush

  81. Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation

  82. Referred to Assignments

  83. First Reading

  84. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes

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Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (30)

Not signed on (153)

153 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 41002
Democrat 13000
Republican 3000
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
LaHood — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Barickman — Yea
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Landek — Yea
Link — Yea
Manar — Yea
McCann — Yea
Harris — Yea
McCarter — Yea
McConnaughay — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Oberweis — Yea
Radogno — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
Steans — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Bush — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Not Voting
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Haine — Yea
Noland — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82001
Democrat 26001
Republican 8000
Total 116002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Acevedo — Yea
Anthony — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brown — Yea
Costello — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McSweeney — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Soto — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Tabares — Yea
Bradley — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Brady — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Burke, Daniel — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Christian — Yea
Burke, Kelly — Yea
Harris, David — Yea
Harris, Greg — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Drury — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Golar — Yea
Harms — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Wheeler — Yea
Williams — Yea
Unes — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Jones — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Willis — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Yingling — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Cloonen — Yea
Conroy — Yea
Cross — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Demmer — Yea
Hays — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Ives — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Kay — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Sandack — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Senger — Yea
Sente — Yea
Smiddy — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Not Voting
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Halbrook Republican Yea
Charles Meier Republican Yea
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Yea
John M. Cabello Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 330010
Democrat 11002
Republican 3000
Total 470012
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
LaHood — Not Voting
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Barickman — Yea
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bush — Yea
McCarter — Not Voting
Mulroe — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Noland — Not Voting
Kotowski — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Manar — Yea
McCann — Yea
McConnaughay — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Oberweis — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Harris — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Haine — Yea
Brady — Not Voting
McGuire — Not Voting
Jacobs — Not Voting
Landek — Not Voting
Duffy — Not Voting
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Sandoval — Not Voting
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Not Voting
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Not Voting
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea

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What does SB 3049 do?
Amends the Wildlife Code. Adds the Gray wolf, American black bear, and Cougar to the list of protected species under the Act.
Who sponsors SB 3049?
SB 3049 is sponsored by Linda Holmes (Democrat), Ed Sullivan, Jr., Laura Fine (Democrat), Mike Fortner, Deborah Conroy, Daniel J. Burke, Michelle Mussman (Democrat), Robert F. Martwick (Democrat), Naomi D. Jakobsson, Tom Demmer, John D. Cavaletto, Anna Moeller (Democrat), Mike Smiddy, Katherine Cloonen, Sue Scherer (Democrat), Sara Feigenholtz (Democrat), Robyn Gabel (Democrat), Rita Mayfield (Democrat), Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat), Emanuel Chris Welch, Michael P. McAuliffe, Patricia R. Bellock, John M. Cabello (Republican), Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer (Republican), Barbara Flynn Currie, Patrick J. Verschoore, Daniel V. Beiser, Carol A. Sente, Jack D. Franks, and Chapa LaVia.
What is the current status of SB 3049?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2014. Enacted.
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