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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5901   </title>
<shortdesc>WILDLIFE-EARN-A-BUCK PROGRAM</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Roger L. Eddy</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>520 ILCS 5/2.45 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources, beginning with the 2013 deer hunting season, shall conduct an Earn-A-Buck pilot program. Provides that, upon reporting the taking of an antlerless deer, the hunter shall be issued an additional either-sex permit to allow the hunter to take an additional antlered deer, and that this additional permit shall not be counted toward one of the 2 antlered deer a hunter may take in a year, allowing a hunter who takes an antlerless deer to take up to 3 antlered deer in a year. Provides that the Department may adopt rules to establish and administer the Earn-A-Buck pilot program.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/16/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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