2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

SB1951: IDNR-GRAY FOX SEASON

Legislative Summary

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to trap or to hunt with a gun, dog, dog and gun, or bow and arrow, gray fox, red fox, raccoon, weasel, mink, muskrat, badger, bobcat, and opossum (rather than to trap or to hunt red fox, raccoon, weasel, mink, muskrat, badger, bobcat, and opossum) except during the open season. Provides that, except as specified in the Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to trap or to hunt gray fox with a gun, dog, dog and gun, or bow and arrow (rather than it shall be unlawful for any person to trap or to hunt gray fox), except during an open season. Effective immediately.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
Senate
2/6/2025
First Reading
Senate
2/6/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
2/25/2025
Assigned to Agriculture
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate
3/12/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
Senate
3/20/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Senate
3/20/2025
Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 008-005-000
Senate
3/20/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2025
Senate
4/1/2025
Second Reading
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2025
Senate
4/9/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Senate
4/11/2025
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate

Amendments

Senate Amendment 001

Senate Amendment 001

3/6/2025Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Assignments(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Linda Holmes
Linda Holmes
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/6/202526.2 KB