Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB5309: WILDLIFE CD-MUTE SWAN
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
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.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5309Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Anna MoellerSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/2.2from Ch. 61, par. 2.2 520 ILCS 5/2.2 from Ch. 61, par. 2.2 ILCS 5/2.2 from Ch. 61, par. 2.2 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. LRB104 17098 BDA 30517 b LRB104 17098 BDA 30517 b LRB104 17098 BDA 30517 b A BILL FOR HB5309LRB104 17098 BDA 30517 b HB5309 LRB104 17098 BDA 30517 b HB5309 LRB104 17098 BDA 30517 b AN ACT concerning wildlife.
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5309Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Anna MoellerSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/2.2from Ch. 61, par. 2.2 520 ILCS 5/2.2 from Ch. 61, par. 2.2 ILCS 5/2.2 from Ch. 61, par. 2.2 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. LRB104 17098 BDA 30517 b LRB104 17098 BDA 30517 b LRB104 17098 BDA 30517 b A BILL FOR HB5309LRB104 17098 BDA 30517 b HB5309 LRB104 17098 BDA 30517 b HB5309 LRB104 17098 BDA 30517 b AN ACT concerning wildlife. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section 2.2 as follows: (520 ILCS 5/2.2)(from Ch. 61, par. 2.2) Sec. 2.2.This Act shall apply only to the wild birds and parts of wild birds (including, but not limited to, their nests and eggs), and wild mammals and parts of wild mammals, which shall include their green hides, in the State of Illinois, or which may be brought into the State. Wildlife protected by this Act, hereby defined as protected species, include the following wild species and all wild species contained in listed families, including, but not limited to, groups of wild …