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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2690   </title>
<shortdesc>WILDLIFE-MILITARY-NO FEE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. David R. Leitch</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 805/805-305</reference><aliasreference>was 20 ILCS 805/63a23</aliasreference><reference>515 ILCS 5/20-47</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>520 ILCS 5/3.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 61, par. 3.1</aliasreference><reference>520 ILCS 5/3.1-4</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, and the Wildlife Code. Provides that veterans seeking certain fee and license waivers may apply for those waivers either at the Department's office in Springfield or through the Department's website (now, only at the Department's office in Springfield). In the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, inserts a provision requiring a service member who is applying for a waiver of certain camping fees to do so within 2 years after returning from active duty (now, similar provisions exist in the Fish and Aquatic Life Code as well as the Wildlife Code). In the Wildlife Code, provides that any person on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States who is now and who was at the time of entering the Armed Forces a resident of Illinois and who entered the Armed Forces from this State (now, and who is also presently on ordinary leave from the Armed Forces) may hunt without procuring a license. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David R. Leitch</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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