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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4372         </title>
<shortdesc>PROHIBIT WILDLIFE CONTESTS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Anna Moeller and Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
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<reference>520 ILCS 5/2.40 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>520 ILCS 5/3.5</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 61, par. 3.5</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Wildlife Code. Prohibits contests or competitions with the objective of taking any fur-bearing mammal. Provides an exception for field trials. Provides that a person who violates the new provisions is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and subject to a fine of no less than $500 and no more than $5,000 in addition to other statutory penalties.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/6/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz</action>
<statusdate>1/21/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/21/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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