# Illinois HB3678: DNR-VARIOUS Illinois HB3678, DNR-VARIOUS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0325); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3678-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3678 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: DNR-VARIOUS - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0325 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: agriculture & conservation, assignments - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (159 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary Amends the Wildlife Code. In prohibitions against fraud in connection with any license, permit, or tag, deletes provisions that the Department of Natural Resources shall suspend the privileges of any person found guilty of violating these prohibitions for a period of not less than one year. In provisions regarding the Apprentice Hunter License Program, deletes provisions requiring the Apprentice Hunter License to be a nonrenewable license. In provisions regarding a certificate of competency, deletes provisions allowing a person born on or after January 1, 1980, to be exempt from requirements for a certificate of competency if the person has a hunting license issued in another State. In provisions regarding penalties, deletes provisions requiring the Department to suspend for a period of not less than one year the privileges of any person found guilty of violating specific provisions in the Act. Deletes provisions limiting some suspensions to 5 years. Requires the Department to suspend the privileges of a person for a violation of certain provisions in the Act for a period of one year. Makes technical and other changes. Amends the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act. In provisions regarding snowmobile inspections, provides that an officer may (rather than must) issue a summons. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes changes in provisions concerning jurisdiction and expungement. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Apprentice hunting license drops renewal ban: benefit, low. The law no longer labels the Apprentice Hunter License as non-renewable, but it does not establish renewal rights or terms. Residents and nonresidents apply on a department form and pay $7. The license still expires on March 31 following issuance. - Snowmobile summonses become optional for officers: benefit, low. After an inspection finds a snowmobile law violation, the officer or agent can choose whether to issue a summons. The law no longer requires a summons in every case. Operators are not guaranteed a warning or exemption from enforcement. - New suspension rules for wildlife offenders: cost, low. For listed wildlife and related offenses, Illinois can revoke or refuse licenses and permits, or suspend regulated activities. This authority covers guilty pleas, findings of guilt, and court supervision. Federal wildlife violations qualify when at least part occurred in Illinois. Department rules… - Tighter proof rules for hunting licenses: cost, low. Hunting-license applicants born on or after January 1, 1980 face a tighter proof requirement. They need an Illinois hunting license from a prior year or a certificate of competency. A prior-year license from another state no longer satisfies this requirement. - Youth conservation records miss automatic clearing: cost, low. The law excludes juvenile conservation-offense records from the automatic record-clearing rules in subsections 5-915(0.1) and (0.2). Those rules do not erase these records. This exclusion does not itself bar separate petition-based relief. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Jawaharial Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael W. Halpin (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 46 | 11 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 104 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0325 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-22: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Passed; 046-011-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-23: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin (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 104-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-04-07: Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jawaharial Williams (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) - 2025-03-11: Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3678eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3678enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3678.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/10400HB3678eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3678enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3678.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-HB3678-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).