Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB5439: WILDLIFE CD-LANDOWNER PERMIT
Status: Signed into law, July 31, 2026
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that deer, turkey, and combination permits shall be issued to specified Illinois resident landowners and tenants without charge. Provides that the total number of deer, turkey, and combination permits that may be issued by the Department of Natural Resources and the fees for those permits shall be set by rule. Provides that Illinois resident that wish to hunt only on land on which they are resident tenants shall be issued deer permits without charge for Illinois land located in a county where the Department of Natural Resources has positively identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd. Provides that no person shall be issued more than (i) one either-sex deer permit and one antlerless-only deer permit for the deer firearm season and (ii) one either-sex deer permit and one antlerless-only deer permit for the deer archery season under the amendatory Act. Defines terms. Requires permits to be on a hunter's person at all times while hunting.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5439Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Tony M. McCombieSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/1.2aaa new520 ILCS 5/3.1-6520 ILCS 5/3.24from Ch. 61, par. 3.24 520 ILCS 5/1.2aaa new 520 ILCS 5/3.1-6 520 ILCS 5/3.24 from Ch. 61, par. 3.24 ILCS 5/1.2aaa new ILCS 5/3.1-6 ILCS 5/3.24 from Ch. 61, par. 3.24 Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that deer, turkey, and combinationpermits shall be issued to specified Illinois resident landowners andtenants without charge…
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5439Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Tony M. McCombieSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/1.2aaa new520 ILCS 5/3.1-6520 ILCS 5/3.24from Ch. 61, par. 3.24 520 ILCS 5/1.2aaa new 520 ILCS 5/3.1-6 520 ILCS 5/3.24 from Ch. 61, par. 3.24 ILCS 5/1.2aaa new ILCS 5/3.1-6 ILCS 5/3.24 from Ch. 61, par. 3.24 Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that deer, turkey, and combinationpermits shall be issued to specified Illinois resident landowners andtenants without charge. Provides that the total number of deer, turkey,and combination permits that may be issued by the Department of NaturalResources and the fees for those permits shall be set by rule. Providesthat Illinois resident that wish to hunt only on land on which they areresident tenants shall be issued deer permits without charge for Illinoisland located in a county where the Department of Natural Resources haspositively identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd.Provides that no person shall be issued more than (i) one either-sex deerpermit and one antlerless-only deer permit for the deer firearm season and(ii) one either-sex deer permit and one antlerless-only deer permit forthe deer archery season under the amendatory Act. Defines terms. Requirespermits to be on a hunter's person at all times while hunting. LRB104 20687 TRT 34186 b LRB104 20687 TRT 34186 b LRB104 20687 TRT …