# Illinois HB5309: WILDLIFE CD-MUTE SWAN Illinois HB5309, WILDLIFE CD-MUTE SWAN, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-08-07 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0794) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5309-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB5309 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: WILDLIFE CD-MUTE SWAN - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-05 - Last action: 2026-08-07, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0794 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: agriculture & conservation, assignments, agriculture - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (168 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Wildlife Code. Specifies that the mute swan (Cygnus olor) is not a migratory game bird that is to be protected by the Code. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-28 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 58 | 0 | | | 2026-05-21 | Senate | Do Pass Agriculture; | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-08-07: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0794 (House) - 2026-08-07: Effective Date January 1, 2028 (House) - 2026-08-07: Governor Approved (House) - 2026-06-26: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-28: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2026-05-28: Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-26: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 27, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-26: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Do Pass Agriculture; 010-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Assigned to Agriculture (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-28: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-000-000 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-08: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-24: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2026-03-24: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2026-03-24: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2026-03-23: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-23: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-03-18: Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: First Reading (House) - 2026-02-05: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5309eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5309enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5309ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5309.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/10400HB5309eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5309enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5309ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5309.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-HB5309-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).