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SB2077

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WILDLIFE REMOVAL PERMIT

What this bill does

Amends the Wildlife Code. In provisions concerning permits for a person to remove or destroy any wild bird or wild mammal when the wild bird or wild mammal is known to be destroying property or causing a risk to human health or safety upon the person's land, requires the Department of Natural Resources to determine if the damage does exist and can be abated only by removing or destroying the wild bird or wild mammal within 14 days of receipt by the Department of information from the owner, tenant, or sharecropper that any one or more species of wild bird or wild mammal is damaging dams, levees, ditches, cattle pastures, or other property on the land the owner, tenant, or sharecropper resides or controls, together with a statement regarding location of the property damages, the nature and extent of the damage, and the particular species of wild bird or wild mammal committing the damage.

Sponsor: Li Arellano, Jr. Chamber: Senate Introduced: 2025-02-06
Stuck
P(Advance)
0.4%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 99%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 473 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

3 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-02-06 — Referred toAssignments. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-02-06 Introduction & Filing
Filed with Secretary bySen. Li Arellano, Jr. Rule 2-7(b)
Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-02-06 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-02-06 Committee Assignment
Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-02-06 Senate Filed with Secretary bySen. Li Arellano, Jr. Rule 2-7(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-06 Senate First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-06 Senate Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —