HB3760
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What this bill does
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to trap or to hunt gray fox except during an open season, which may (rather than will) be set annually by the Director of Natural Resources between 12:01 a.m., November 1 to 12:00 midnight, February 15, both inclusive. Allows the Director, by administrative rule, to set the dates of, lengthen, shorten, or close the season during which gray fox may be taken. Allows the Director to also set, lessen, or increase the daily bag limit or possession limit of gray fox by administrative rule. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Department of Natural Resources emergency rulemaking powers. Effective immediately.
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Current stage: Signed into Law · Last action 283 days ago
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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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.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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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.
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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
Bills sponsored by Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. advance 3% more often than the chamber average.
Public Engagement
Witness slips
65 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Logue | SSI | SSI | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Catelyn Caldwell | Illinois Environmental Council | Illinois Environmental Council | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| DAVID WAITE | Climate Reality Project | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Deborah Halpern | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Donald Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Donna L Twickler | Self | Self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Eric Madiar | Madiar Government Relations LLC | Illinois Trappers Association | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Frida Furman | Climate Reality Project | Self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Jackie McGrath | None | Self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Jamie Reynolds | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Jerald A Day | Self | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| John Fischer | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Josh Witkowski | XLN Services, LLC | Illinois Federation for Outdoor Resources | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Julie Prandi | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Karen Daiter | Cllimate Reality Project- Chicago Metro Chapter | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Kathryn Balk | NA | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Kay Ahaus | Greater Highland Area Concerned Citizens | Self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Kent Weil | Ita | Illinois trappers association | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Kristina LoRusso | City of Springfield - Waste and Recycling Division | Self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Laura Davis | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Mary Grose | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Meryl Domina | 350Kishwaukee | 350Kishwaukee members | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Mike Wefer | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Nicole Saulsberry | sierra club Illinois | Sierra Club Illinois | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Pamela Tate | The Climate Reality Project Chicago Metro Chapter | Self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Rachel Fredericks | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Rachel Siegel | Illinois Beaver Alliance | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Ron Cox | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Rosemary Maziarz | Self | Self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Ryan R Ruhl | Illinois Trappers Association | Illinois Trappers Association | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Sandy Crawford | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Shawn Stacey-Choinard | Self | Self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Thomas Clemens | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | Metro East Green Alliance | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Tracey McFadden | Fox Valley Electric Auto Association | Fox Valley Electric Auto Association | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| William Ahaus | Greater Highland Area Concerned Citizens | Self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| William Koehl | Self | Self | Proponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Blake Andonov | Illinois Environmental Council | Illinois Environmental Council | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Brent Langley | Self | Self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Catherine Mc Donald | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Deborah Halpern | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Donald Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Genevieve Kwan | Environmental Law and Policy Center | Environmental Law and Policy Center | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Jackie McGrath | None | Self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| John Fischer | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Josh Witkowski | XLN Services, LLC | Illinois Federation for Outdoor Resources | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Marc Ayers | Humane Society of the United States | Humane Society of the United States | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Michael Luebbers | Illinois Freedom Civic Coalition dba Illinois Freedom Alliance | On behalf of IFCC dba IFA | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Mike Wefer | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Nancy J Schietzelt | none | Myself | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Nicole Saulsberry | sierra club Illinois | Sierra Club Illinois | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Paul Berland | Self | Self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Rachel Siegel | Illinois Beaver Alliance | self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Rosemary Heilemann | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | Metro East Green Alliance | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-03-18 |
| Michael Luebbers | Illinois Freedom Civic Coalition dba Illinois Freedom Alliance | On behalf of IFCC dba IFA | Opponent | Agriculture | 2025-05-08 |
| Anne Logue | SSI | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-05-29 | |
| Jamie Reynolds | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-05-29 |
| Larry Coble | Self | Self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-05-29 |
| Laura Davis | self | self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-05-29 |
| Nancy J Schietzelt | none | Myself | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-05-29 |
| Pamela Tate | The Climate Reality Project Chicago Metro Chapter | Self | Proponent | Agriculture & Conservation | 2025-05-29 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
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| H | Committee | Agriculture & Conservation | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 9 | — | |
| H | Floor | Third Reading | 103 | 0 | 0 | 15 | Passed | 103 | — | |
| 2025-05-08 | S | Committee | Agriculture | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 4 | — |
| 2025-05-22 | S | Floor | Third Reading | 48 | 8 | 0 | 3 | Passed | 40 | — |
Action History
39 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-06-30 — Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0019. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2025-02-07 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-18 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Assigned toAgriculture & Conservation Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateAgriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed103-000-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Arrive in Senate Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2025 Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Chief Senate SponsorSen. Linda Holmes Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Assigned toAgriculture Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-28 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Linda Holmes | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-28 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toAgriculture | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Do Pass as AmendedAgriculture; 008-004-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Julie A. Morrison Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;048-008-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Mild + |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed ConcurRep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred toAgriculture & Conservation Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be AdoptedAgriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs116-000-000 | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | House | House Concurs Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4 | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-06-24 | House | Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-06-30 | House | Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-06-30 | House | Effective Date June 30, 2025 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |
| 2025-06-30 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0019 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |