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HB5597

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FISH & WILDLIFE-LICENSE FEES

What this bill does

Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code and the Wildlife Code. Provides that the fee for an annual or a 3-year fishing or hunting license is $5 for resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States as an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the Illinois National Guard, or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces.

Sponsor: Wayne A. Rosenthal Chamber: House Introduced: 2026-02-06
Stuck
P(Advance)
15.2%
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: 85%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 239 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

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$124,433.00 Across sponsors / voters
1 Members with trails
0 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Wayne A. Rosenthal Chief sponsor 158 $124,433.00 IPACE ($15,000.00); Realtor Political Action Committeee ($6,000.00); Chicago Land Operators ($5,500.00)

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
IPACE — — 2 $15,000.00
Realtor Political Action Committeee — — 3 $6,000.00
Chicago Land Operators — — 4 $5,500.00
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 1 $5,000.00
Local NO 137 COPE Fund Plumbers and Steamfitters — — 3 $3,000.00
Big I Illinois PAC — — 2 $3,000.00
Illinois State Medical Society PAC — — 3 $2,500.00
IHA PAC — — 3 $2,500.00
Sports Betting Alliance — — 1 $2,500.00
Ameren — — 1 $2,500.00
Operating Engineers Local 965 PEC — — 2 $2,000.00
Operating Engineers Local 520 — — 2 $2,000.00
Laborer's Local #477 — — 2 $2,000.00
Local NO137 COPE Fund — — 1 $2,000.00
Community BancPac — — 2 $2,000.00
Thomas Gooding Retired Retired 2 $2,000.00
CAR of Illinois — — 2 $2,000.00
Comcast — — 1 $2,000.00
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois — — 1 $2,000.00
Realtor PAC — — 2 $2,000.00
Illinois Corn Growers Assn — — 2 $2,000.00
Kinney Contractors, Inc — — 4 $1,600.00
IMHA — — 2 $1,500.00
Kuhn & Trello Consulting Engineers,LLC — — 3 $1,500.00
William Putman Doctor Self Employed 3 $1,500.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

3 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-02-13 — Referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2026-02-06 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Wayne A. Rosenthal House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2026-02-13 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.
2026-02-13 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee 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
2026-02-06 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Wayne A. Rosenthal House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2026-02-13 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2026-02-13 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —