Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 1527 — HUNTING HERITAGE PROTECTION

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Creates the Illinois Hunting Heritage Protection Act. Provides that, subject to limitations, State public lands shall be open to access and use for recreational hunting. Provides that State public land management decisions and actions should, to the greatest practical extent, result in no net loss of land area available for hunting opportunities on State public lands. Provides that by October 1 of each year, the Governor shall submit a report pertaining to areas that have been closed to recreational hunting, the reasons for the closures, and areas that were opened to recreational hunting to compensate for those areas that were closed. Provides that no withdrawal, change of classification, or change of management status that effectively closes 100 or more acres of State public land to access or use for recreational hunting may take effect, unless the Governor has submitted written notice of the withdrawal or change to the General Assembly. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

41 added · 49 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SB 1527 has been updated to change the terminology from "State public lands" to "Department-managed lands," specifying that the Department of Natural Resources is responsible for these lands. This change clarifies which agency will oversee recreational hunting and management decisions on these areas. Additionally, the bill emphasizes that while the Department should promote and enhance hunting opportunities, it is not required to prioritize hunting over other uses or management priorities. This matters because it helps balance hunting with other land management needs while still ensuring access for hunters.

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093_SB1527 LRB093 02110 BDD 08300 b AN ACT concerning wildlife.
SB1527 Engrossed LRB093 02110 BDD 08300 b AN ACT concerning wildlife.
-2- LRB093 02110 BDD 08300 b Section 10.
SB1527 Engrossed -2- LRB093 02110 BDD 08300 b Section 10.
"Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
"Department-managed lands" means those lands that the Department owns or those lands of which the Department holds management authority.
"State public lands" means any land or water, excluding any land held in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe or individual, that is:
(1) publicly accessible;
(2) owned by the State;
and (3) managed by the State for the purpose of conserving natural resources.
(a) Subject to valid existing rights, State public lands shall be open to access and use for recreational hunting except as limited by the State for reasons of public safety or homeland security or as otherwise limited by law.
(a) Subject to valid existing rights, Department-managed lands shall be open to access and use for recreational hunting except as limited by the Department for reasons of public safety or homeland security or as otherwise limited by law.
(b) The State shall exercise its authority, consistent with subsection (a), in a manner to support, promote, and enhance recreational hunting opportunities, to the extent authorized by law.
(b) The Department shall exercise its authority, consistent with subsection (a), in a manner to support, promote, and enhance recreational hunting opportunities, to the extent authorized by law.
(c) State public land management decisions and actions should, to the greatest practical extent, result in no net loss of land area available for hunting opportunities on State public lands.
The Department is not required to give preference to hunting over other uses of Department-managed lands or over land or water management priorities established by State law.
(d) By October 1 of each year, the Governor shall submit to the General Assembly a report describing:
(c) Department land management decisions and actions may not, to the greatest practical extent, result in any net loss of land acerage available for hunting opportunities on Department-managed lands that exists on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
(1) areas administered by the State that have been closed during the previous year to recreational hunting and the reasons for the closures;
(d) By October 1 of each year, the Governor shall submit to the General Assembly a written report describing:
and (2) areas administered by the State that were opened to recreational hunting to compensate for those areas closed under paragraph (1).
(1) the acerage administered by the Department that has been closed during the previous year to recreational hunting and the reasons for the closures;
(e) No withdrawal, change of classification, or change -3- LRB093 02110 BDD 08300 b of management status that effectively closes 100 or more acres of State public land to access or use for recreational hunting may take effect, unless the Governor has submitted at least a 30-day advance written notice of the withdrawal or change to the General Assembly.
and (2) the acerage administered by the Department that was opened to recreational hunting to compensate for SB1527 Engrossed -3- LRB093 02110 BDD 08300 b those acerage closed under paragraph (1).
(f) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to compel the opening to recreational hunting of national parks or national monuments administered by the National Park Service.
(e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to compel the opening to recreational hunting of national parks or national monuments administered by the National Park Service.
(g) This Act does not require the State to give preference to hunting over other uses of State public lands or over land or water management priorities established by State law.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003

  4. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules Committee

  5. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules Committee

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Recede Rep. Brandon W. Phelps; Motion #1

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Rep. Brandon W. Phelps; Motion #1

  8. Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 and 2

  9. Arrived in House

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Non-Concurs

  11. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Non-Concurs

  12. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Non-Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John O. Jones

  13. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Non-Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John O. Jones

  14. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02 - May 29, 2003

  15. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02

  16. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-006-002

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

  18. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote

  19. Second Reading - Short Debate

  20. Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003

  21. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000

  22. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  23. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary K. O'Brien

  24. Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003

  25. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  26. Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate

  27. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh

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

  29. Second Reading - Short Debate

  30. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  31. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture and Conservation Committee; 013-000-000

  32. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture and Conservation Committee; 013-000-000

  33. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture and Conservation Committee

  34. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson

  35. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

  36. Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation Committee

  37. Referred to Rules Committee

  38. First Reading

  39. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  40. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  41. Arrived in House

  42. Third Reading - Passed; 049-002-001

  43. Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003.

  44. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003

  45. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; J. Jones

  46. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled - J. Jones

  47. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed - J. Jones

  48. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled

  49. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed - J. Jones

  50. Second Reading

  51. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation; 005-000-000

  52. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation

  53. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules

  54. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John O. Jones

  55. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation; 007-000-000

  56. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation; 007-000-000

  57. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation

  58. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  59. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John O. Jones

  60. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation

  61. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  62. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John O. Jones

  63. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003

  64. Do Pass Agriculture & Conservation; 009-000-000

  65. Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation

  66. Referred to Rules

  67. First Reading

  68. Filed with Secretary by Sen. John O. Jones

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (182)

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 108 Yea · 6 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 96604
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 108604
% of votes cast 92%5%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Scully — Yea
Slone — Nay
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Younge — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Nay
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Nay
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Lindner — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Parke — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Forby — Yea
Franks — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Krause — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Lang — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Brady — Yea
Millner — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Munson — Yea
Novak — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Howard — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
McKeon — Nay
Moffitt — Not Voting
Currie — Not Voting
Fritchey — Not Voting
Froehlich — Not Voting
Hamos — Nay
Phelps — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Nay
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 2 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 42207
Democrat 6001
Republican 1000
Total 49208
% of votes cast 83%3%0%14%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Not Voting
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Meeks — Not Voting
Cronin — Not Voting
Garrett — Nay
Geo-Karis — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Obama — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Watson — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Woolard — Yea
Philip — Not Voting
Schoenberg — Nay
Clayborne — Not Voting
Dillard — Not Voting
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Not Voting
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1527 do?
Creates the Illinois Hunting Heritage Protection Act. Provides that, subject to limitations, State public lands shall be open to access and use for recreational hunting. Provides that State public land management decisions and actions should, to the greatest practical extent, result in no net loss of land area available for hunting opportunities on State public lands. Provides that by October 1 of each year, the Governor shall submit a report pertaining to areas that have been closed to recreational hunting, the reasons for the closures, and areas that were opened to recreational hunting to compensate for those areas that were closed. Provides that no withdrawal, change of classification, or change of management status that effectively closes 100 or more acres of State public land to access or use for recreational hunting may take effect, unless the Governor has submitted written notice of the withdrawal or change to the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 1527?
SB 1527 is sponsored by Emil Jones, III (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 1527?
This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 1527?
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