Bill Status of HB5017  103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  WILDLIFE-DEER MEAT-DONATION

House Sponsors
Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
520 ILCS 5/2.36from Ch. 61, par. 2.36


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Wildlife Code. Deletes provisions that require a meat processor to be a member of the Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger program in order for the meat processor to donate deer meat that the meat processor has processed. Provides that if a properly tagged deer is processed at a licensed meat processing facility and if the owner of the deer (i) fails to claim the processed deer within a reasonable time or (ii) notifies the licensed meat processing facility that the owner no longer wants the processed deer or wishes to donate the deer, then the deer meat may be given away by the licensed meat processor to another person or donated to a charitable organization or community food bank that receives wild game meat. Requires meat processors who donate deer meat to a charitable organization or community food bank that receives wild game meat to keep written records of all deer received.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/7/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
  2/8/2024HouseFirst Reading
  2/8/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/28/2024HouseAssigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
  3/5/2024HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
  3/6/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  4/11/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/11/2024HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/19/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die