WILDLIFE-DEER MEAT-DONATION
Summary
Amends the Wildlife Code. Deletes provisions that require a meat processor to be a member of the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger program in order for the meat processor to donate deer meat that the meat processor has processed. Provides that if a properly tagged deer is processed at a licensed meat processing facility and if the owner of the deer (i) fails to claim the processed deer within a reasonable time or (ii) notifies the licensed meat processing facility that the owner no longer wants the processed deer or wishes to donate the deer, then the deer meat may be given away by the licensed meat processor to another person or donated to a charitable organization or community food bank that receives wild game meat. Requires meat processors who donate deer meat to a charitable organization or community food bank that receives wild game meat to keep written records of all deer received.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Apr 12, 2024
Signed Aug 9, 2024
Floor votes · House May 20, 2024
How they voted
104–0
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 116
May 20, 2024
D
Democratic76
89% Yea
R
Republican40
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 9, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Agriculture; 012-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Larry Walsh
DDemocratic
P
Patrick Joyce
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Niemerg
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
Co
Charlie Meier
RRepublican
Co
Dan Swanson
RRepublican
Co
Dave Severin
RRepublican
Co
Harry Benton
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Bunting
RRepublican
Co
Jason Plummer
RRepublican
Co
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Schmidt
RRepublican
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