Illinois Senate Bill 803 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-10 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Wildlife Code. Removes a prohibition on the use of a silencer or other device to muffle or mute the sound of the explosion or report resulting from the firing of any gun. Provides that no person shall, carry, possess, transport or use a silencer, suppressor or other device to muffle or mute the sound of the explosion or report resulting from the firing of any gun for the taking of game, unless such silencer, suppressor, or device is in compliance with the National Firearms Act. Any game animal regulated under this Act may be taken within its season with a silencer, suppressor, or device to muffle or mute the sound of the explosion or report resulting from the firing of any gun. A silencer, suppressor, or device to muffle or mute the sound of the explosion or report resulting from the firing of any gun may be used when taking wildlife in accordance with a specified provision concerning the authority to kill wildlife responsible for damage. Effective immediately.

WILDLIFE-USE OF SILENCERS

Sen. William Haine [D]	Sen. Gary Forby [D]	Sen. Darin LaHood [R]	Sen. William McCann [R]
Sen. Susan Rezin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2015-10-10	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2015-05-21	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2015-05-21	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
2015-05-21	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
2015-05-20	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2015-05-20	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
2015-05-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
2015-05-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
2015-04-24	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
2015-04-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
2015-03-27	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2015
2015-03-04	Senate	To Subcommittee on Firearms (JU)
2015-02-17	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2015-02-05	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2015-02-05	Senate	First Reading
2015-02-05	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
520	5	2.33	Amended Code	Citation Text
520	5	2.33-2	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=803&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB0803.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB0803sam001.htm