Date	Chamber	Action
8/25/2014	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1044

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

515 ILCS 5/10-105

from Ch. 56, par. 10-105

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that an individual who knowingly imports any nuisance organism into this State is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor or a fine not exceeding $1,500 per organism imported, with a maximum fine not exceeding $25,000. Defines "nuisance organism" as a nonnative aquatic organism that will foreseeably alter and threaten to harm the ecosystem or the abundance and diversity of native or naturalized fish and other organisms.

House Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	515 ILCS 5/10-105

	Adds reference to:
	515 ILCS 5/10-100	from Ch. 56, par. 10-100

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that releasing any aquatic life into the wild in this State without first securing permission of the Department of Natural Resources shall be a Class B misdemeanor.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2014	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling
2/14/2014	House	First Reading
2/14/2014	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/6/2014	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
3/25/2014	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000
3/26/2014	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling
3/26/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/31/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
4/1/2014	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
4/2/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000
4/3/2014	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/3/2014	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/3/2014	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/4/2014	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-001
4/7/2014	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/7/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2014
4/7/2014	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
4/8/2014	Senate	First Reading
4/8/2014	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/9/2014	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
4/30/2014	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
5/7/2014	Senate	Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000
5/7/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
5/12/2014	Senate	Second Reading
5/12/2014	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
5/23/2014	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
5/28/2014	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/28/2014	House	Passed Both Houses
6/26/2014	House	Sent to the Governor
8/25/2014	House	Governor Approved
8/25/2014	House	Effective Date January 1, 2015
8/25/2014	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1044

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