Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3265

Amends the Herptiles-Herps Act. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person at any time to take, harass, disturb, possess, transport, cause to be shipped, commercialize, propagate, move, relocate, or release into the wild, any herptile whether dead or alive or the parts of herptiles, including, but not limited to, their nests and eggs, contrary to provisions of the Act or administrative rules. This offense is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may approve limited transfers among existing permittees at the sole discretion of the Department for certain species. Provides that the Department may investigate any disease transmissions in any amphibian or reptile species that could be transmitted or spread, including any natural or captive populations. Provides that moneys collected under the Act shall be deposited into the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund (rather than the Wildlife and Fish Fund). Makes conforming and other changes. Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Modifies the definition of "aquatic life". Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Deletes provision that provides that the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is protected and may not be taken by any method including, but not limited to, any sport fishing method. Deletes provision that provides that collection of wild turtles for races or other types of events involving congregating and gathering numbers of wild turtles is prohibited in counties where ranavirus has been documented. Inclusion on the county list shall be determined by rule. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may investigate, in conjunction with a licensed veterinarian, any disease transmissions in any amphibian or reptile species that could be transmitted or spread, including any natural or captive populations. Provides that any person found guilty of unlawfully taking or possessing any species protected by this Act, shall be assessed a civil penalty for such species in accordance with the values prescribed in the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2019	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier
2/15/2019	House	First Reading
2/15/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/5/2019	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
3/12/2019	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000
3/13/2019	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/19/2019	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/19/2019	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/4/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier
4/4/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/9/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
4/9/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000
4/10/2019	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/10/2019	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2019	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
4/10/2019	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/10/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2019
5/15/2019	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
5/15/2019	Senate	First Reading
5/15/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

	Deletes reference to:
	510 ILCS 68/35-10 new

	Adds reference to:
	510 ILCS 68/Art. 37 heading new