# Illinois HB2339: WILDLIFE CD-CHRONIC WASTING Illinois HB2339, WILDLIFE CD-CHRONIC WASTING, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-10-29 (Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2339-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2339 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: WILDLIFE CD-CHRONIC WASTING - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-10-29, Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: agriculture & conservation, assignments, agriculture - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (184 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that, if the Department of Natural Resources is using its sharpshooting program to manage chronic wasting disease in a deer herd that is found in a specified area or county in the State and if no cases of that disease have been identified in that herd in the preceding 3 calendar years, then the Department shall end the use of that program to manage that disease in that area or county. Provides, however, that the program may be reinstituted within the area or county if chronic wasting disease is again identified in that herd. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Deer sharpshooting stops after three case-free years: benefit, low. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources must end county sharpshooting used to manage chronic wasting disease. This applies when no cases were identified in the affected deer herd during the preceding three calendar years. The Department may restart the program if the disease is identified in t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Andrew S. Chesney (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dale Fowler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Patrick J. Joyce (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony M. McCombie (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Do Pass Agriculture; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 107 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2025-10-29: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0058 (House) - 2025-08-01: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-01: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-17: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-21: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-21: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Do Pass Agriculture; 012-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Agriculture (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patrick J. Joyce (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-25: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-25: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-18: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-03-17: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-17: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie (House) - 2025-02-25: Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-04: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-30: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2339eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2339enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2339ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2339.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2339eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2339enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2339ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2339.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2339-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).