# Illinois HB2340: WILDLIFE CD-LANDOWNER 20 ACRES Illinois HB2340, WILDLIFE CD-LANDOWNER 20 ACRES, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0059); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2340-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2340 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: WILDLIFE CD-LANDOWNER 20 ACRES - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-08-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0059 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: agriculture & conservation, assignments, agriculture - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (202 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes the issuance of landowner deer, turkey, and combination permits to landowners, resident tenants, and bona fide equity shareholders, members, or partners with at least 20 acres in a county where the Department of Natural Resources has positively identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd (rather than 40 acres of land). ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Free landowner hunting permits with ownership limits: mixed, low. The law expands free landowner deer, turkey, and combination permits for Illinois residents with at least 40 acres. Resident tenants of qualifying commercial farmland and qualifying owners of landowning companies or partnerships also qualify. In counties with state-confirmed chronic wasting disease… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Andrew S. Chesney (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dale Fowler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Li Arellano, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Patrick J. Joyce (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), 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 | 57 | 0 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Do Pass Agriculture; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 116 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (37) - 2025-08-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0059 (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: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 (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) - 2025-05-02: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (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) - 2025-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-09: Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-04-04: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-04: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie (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 / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 (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/10400HB2340eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2340enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2340ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2340.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/10400HB2340eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2340enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2340ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2340.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-HB2340-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).