Date	Chamber	Action
8/28/2007	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0529

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

520 ILCS 5/2.39 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that if a municipality or other unit of local government conducts certain research and finds that the deer population of the municipality or other unit of local government may be managed, using an alternative strategy, in a way that results in sustainable deer populations, then the Department must either (i) permit the municipality or other unit of local government to implement the alternative method of deer population control on the lands of that municipality or other unit of local government; or (ii) provide funding for the municipality or other unit of local government to conduct any additional research, that is requested by the Department, on the alternative deer population control method. Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the substantive provisions of the bill with changes. Provides that any alternative method of controlling the deer population developed by a municipality or unit of local government is in addition to the taking of deer. Provides that the alternative method of deer population control implemented by a municipality or unit of local government must be implemented at the expense of that municipality or unit of local government. Provides that the municipality or unit of local government must report to the Department, on an annual basis, the local deer population count, as required by administrative rule.

House Amendment No. 2
Provides that the scientific study conducted by a municipality or other unit of local government must be approved by the Department of Natural Resources. Provides that a Section concerning local control of deer population is repealed on January 1, 2014.

Fiscal Note (Dept. of Natural Resources)

Local units of government would experience the biggest fiscal impact. They would be responsible for funding research on new techniques to control deer population. Because the local unit of government would be evaluating the results of the research and not qualified scientists, the local unit of government takes a risk of implementing a deer management program that is costly, ineffective, and delays resolving their deer problems.

	Fiscal Note, House Amendment No. 1 (Department of Natural Resources)
	There is zero fiscal impact to the Department of Natural Resources.

	Fiscal Note, House Amendment No. 2 (Department of Natural Resources)
	There is zero fiscal impact to the Department of Natural Resources.

	Fiscal Note (Dept. of Natural Resources)
	There is zero fiscal impact to the Department of Natural Resources.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/27/2007	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May
2/27/2007	House	First Reading
2/27/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/1/2007	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
3/13/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture & Conservation Committee
3/13/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote
3/13/2007	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 010-000-000
3/14/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/15/2007	House	House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May
3/15/2007	House	House Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/15/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
3/20/2007	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/21/2007	House	House Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/22/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
3/22/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
3/23/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
3/23/2007	House	House Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
3/27/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/27/2007	House	House Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/27/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/29/2007	Senate	Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment's Nos 1 & 2, from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
4/17/2007	House	Removed from Short Debate Status
4/17/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
4/17/2007	House	Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 070-040-001
4/20/2007	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/20/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/20/2007	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
4/20/2007	Senate	First Reading
4/20/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
4/25/2007	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
5/15/2007	Senate	Do Pass Local Government; 009-001-000
5/15/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
5/15/2007	Senate	Second Reading
5/15/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
5/18/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Consideration Postponed
5/18/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed May 21, 2007
5/31/2007	Senate	Verified
5/31/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 033-023-001
5/31/2007	House	Passed Both Houses
6/29/2007	House	Sent to the Governor
8/28/2007	House	Governor Approved
8/28/2007	House	Effective Date August 28, 2007
8/28/2007	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0529

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