WILDLIFE CD-REMOTE HUNTING
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HB 201 — WILDLIFE CD-REMOTE HUNTING
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0283
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2007. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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4 sponsors
0 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person may not operate, provide, sell, use, or offer to operate, provide, sell, or use any computer software or service that allows a person not physically present at the hunt site to remotely control a weapon that could be used to take wildlife by remote operation, including, but not limited to, weapons or devices set up to fire through the use of the Internet or through a remote control device. Provides that a violation is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that a person who facilitates the use of software or services to hunt by remote control is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
5 added · 5 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent changes to Bill HB 201 include the removal of five lines from the previous version, identified as "Engrossed," and the addition of five new lines, now labeled as "Enrolled." This switch in designation indicates that the bill has moved forward in the legislative process. These updates often signify clarifications or corrections that can impact how the bill will be implemented or enforced, making it important for the public to stay informed about the details.
HB0201 EngrossedEnrolled LRB095 04223 CMK 24264 b AN ACT concerning wildlife.
(b) Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of, or placed on probation or court supervision for, HB0201 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB095 04223 CMK 24264 b any offense under Section 1.22, 2.36, or 2.36a or subsection (i) or (cc) of Section 2.33, the court may, without entering a judgment and with the person’s consent, sentence the person to probation for a violation of Section 2.36a.
HB0201 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB095 04223 CMK 24264 b (D) Prohibit the person from associating with any person who is actively engaged in any of the activities regulated by the permits issued or privileges granted by the Department of Natural Resources.
(9) The Circuit Clerk shall notify the Department of State Police of all persons convicted of or placed under HB0201 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB095 04223 CMK 24264 b probation for violations of Section 2.36a.
HB0201 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB095 04223 CMK 24264 b Any person who violates subsection (g), (i), (o), (p), (y), or (cc) of Section 2.33 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and subject to a fine of no less than $500 and no more than $5,000 in addition to other statutory penalties.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0283
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Effective Date August 20, 2007
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
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Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
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Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
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Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
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Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 21, 2007
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Arrive in Senate
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-001
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 010-000-000
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Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz
Sponsors
- Dan Reitz · Cosponsor
- Gary Forby · Cosponsor
- John M. Sullivan · Cosponsor
- Deanna Demuzio · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (4)
- Dan Reitz
- Gary Forby
- John M. Sullivan
- Deanna Demuzio
Not signed on (179)
179 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 179 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 44 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Frerichs | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Kotowski | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Not Voting |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Not Voting |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Noland | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Not Voting |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Wilhelmi | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Dahl | — | Not Voting |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Not Voting |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Bond | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 104 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 117 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferies | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Lyons | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Tryon | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Bradley, John | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Coladipietro | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Golar | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Not Voting |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Ramey | — | Yea |
| Reboletti | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Schock | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | 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 |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 201 do?
- Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person may not operate, provide, sell, use, or offer to operate, provide, sell, or use any computer software or service that allows a person not physically present at the hunt site to remotely control a weapon that could be used to take wildlife by remote operation, including, but not limited to, weapons or devices set up to fire through the use of the Internet or through a remote control device. Provides that a violation is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that a person who facilitates the use of software or services to hunt by remote control is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB 201?
- HB 201 is sponsored by Dan Reitz, Gary Forby, John M. Sullivan, and Deanna Demuzio.
- What is the current status of HB 201?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 07, 2007. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 201?
- Track HB 201 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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