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HB 4119 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

SHARK FIN BAN

Summary
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that a person may not possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin. Defines "shark" and "shark fin".
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
Apr 2012
House Passage
May 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
Signed into Law
Jul 2012
Introduced Mar 21, 2012 Signed Jul 2, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2012 · House Mar 8, 2012

How they voted

40–13
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 58
May 15, 2012
D Democratic34
33 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican24
7 Yea 13 Nay 4
54% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 2, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 15, 2012
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 15, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-13-5)
senate
Apr 26, 2012
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Environment; 007-001-000
upper
Apr 11, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Environment
upper
Mar 21, 2012
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 21, 2012
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 8, 2012
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (81-33-4)
house
Feb 28, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 27, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Feb 22, 2012
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2012
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
lower
Feb 21, 2012
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 019-000-000
lower
Feb 6, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Jan 25, 2012
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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