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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0024 Introduced , by Rep. Mike Smiddy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| | ILCON Art. I, Sec. 22.1 new |
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Proposes to amend the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that people have a right to hunt and fish as it is a valued part of our heritage and shall be forever preserved for the public good.
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 4 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 5 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the |
| 6 | | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general |
| 7 | | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of |
| 8 | | this resolution a proposition to amend Article I by adding |
| 9 | | Section 22.1 as follows:
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| 10 | | ARTICLE I
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| 11 | | BILL OF RIGHTS
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| 12 | | (ILCON Art. I, Sec. 22.1 new) |
| 13 | | SECTION 22.1. RIGHT TO HUNT AND FISH |
| 14 | | The people have a right to hunt and fish as it is a valued |
| 15 | | part of our heritage and shall be forever preserved for the |
| 16 | | public good, subject only to the laws prescribed by the General |
| 17 | | Assembly and rules prescribed by the virtue of the authority of |
| 18 | | the General Assembly. Hunting and fishing shall be the |
| 19 | | preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife. This |
| 20 | | Section shall not be construed to limit the application of any |
| 21 | | provision of law relating to trespass or property rights.
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| 22 | | SCHEDULE
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