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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2925

Introduced 1/27/2026, by Sen. Steve McClure

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

520 ILCS 5/3.2

from Ch. 61, par. 3.2

Amends the Wildlife Code. Allows nonresidents who are immediate
family members of landowners and who qualify for special deer, turkey, and
combination hunting licenses under the Act to obtain deer, turkey, and
combination permits for the regular resident permit fee for hunting on
that property after providing acceptable verification to the Department of
Natural Resources. Defines "immediate family member".
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning animals.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
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Section 3.2 as follows:

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(520 ILCS 5/3.2)

(from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
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Sec. 3.2.
Hunting license; application; instruction.
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Before the Department or any county, city, village, township,
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incorporated town clerk or the clerk's duly designated agent
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or any other person authorized or designated by the Department
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to issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license to any
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person, the person shall file the person's application with
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the Department or other party authorized to issue licenses on
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a form provided by the Department and further give definite
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proof of identity and place of legal residence. Each clerk
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designating agents to issue licenses and stamps shall furnish
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the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
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names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or the
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clerk's duly designated agent shall be authorized to sell
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licenses and stamps only within the territorial area for which
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the clerk was elected or appointed. No duly designated agent
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is authorized to furnish licenses or stamps for issuance by
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any other business establishment. Each application shall be

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executed and sworn to and shall set forth the name and
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description of the applicant and place of residence.
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No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or
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after January 1, 1980 unless that person presents the person
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who is authorized to issue the license evidence that the
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person seeking the license has held a hunting license issued
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by the State of Illinois in a prior year, or a certificate of
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competency as provided in this Section. Persons under 18 years
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of age may be issued a Lifetime Hunting or Sportsmen's
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Combination License as provided under Section 20-45 of the
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Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not be entitled to hunt
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alone, without the supervision of an adult age 21 or older,
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unless they have a certificate of competency as provided in
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this Section and the certificate is in their possession while
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hunting.
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The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
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personnel of the Department or certified volunteer instructors
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to conduct courses, of not less than 10 hours in length, in
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firearms and hunter safety, which may include training in bow
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and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
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the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall
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receive a certificate of competency. The Department of Natural
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Resources may further cooperate with any reputable association
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or organization in establishing courses if the organization
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has as one of its objectives the promotion of safety in the
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handling of firearms or bow and arrow.

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The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
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person found by it to be competent to give instruction in the
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handling of firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. The
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persons so appointed shall give the course of instruction and
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upon the successful completion shall issue to the person
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instructed a certificate of competency in the safe handling of
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firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall be
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made for any course of instruction except for materials or
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ammunition consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
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furnish information on the requirements of hunter safety
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education programs to be distributed free of charge to
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applicants for hunting licenses by the persons appointed and
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authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
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firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee
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charged for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
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The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a
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resident of Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older,
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and, commencing with the 2012 license year, resident veterans
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of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service
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abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States
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as an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the
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Illinois National Guard, or the Reserves of the United States
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Armed Forces, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
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hunting license to hunt all species for a resident of
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Illinois. Veterans must provide to the Department acceptable
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verification of their service. The Department shall establish

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by administrative rule the procedure by which such
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verification of service shall be made to the Department for
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the purpose of issuing resident veterans hunting licenses at a
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reduced fee. The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species
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shall be $1 for residents over 75 years of age. Nonresidents
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shall be charged $57 for a hunting license.
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Residents of this State may obtain a 3-year hunting
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license to hunt all species as described in Section 3.1 for 3
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times the annual fee. For residents age 65 or older and
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resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces after
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returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President
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of the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged
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for a 3-year hunting license to hunt all species as described
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in Section 3.1 for a resident of this State. Veterans must
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provide to the Department, per administrative rule,
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verification of their service. The Department shall establish
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what constitutes suitable verification of service for the
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purpose of issuing resident veterans 3-year hunting licenses
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at a reduced fee.
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Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license
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for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the
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State and shall be charged a fee of $35.
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Nonresidents who are immediate family members of
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landowners and who qualify for special deer, turkey, and
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combination hunting licenses under Section 3.1-6 of this Act
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may obtain deer, turkey, and combination permits for the

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regular resident permit fee for hunting on that property after
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providing acceptable verification to the Department of Natural
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Resources. For the purposes of this paragraph "immediate
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family member" includes grandparents, parents, siblings,
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children, and grandchildren.

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A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a
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nonresident to take game birds by hunting on a game breeding
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and hunting preserve area only, established under Section
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3.27, shall be issued upon proper application being made and
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payment of a fee equal to that for a resident hunting license.
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The expiration date of this license shall be on the same date
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each year that game breeding and hunting preserve area
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licenses expire.
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Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
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regardless of the applicant's residence or other condition,
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shall pay a fee of $15 and shall receive a stamp. The fee for a
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State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp shall be waived for residents
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over 75 years of age. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of
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the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the stamp shall be signed by
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the person or affixed to the person's license or permit in a
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space designated by the Department for that purpose.
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Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of
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the applicant's residence or other condition, shall pay a fee
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of $5 and shall receive a stamp. The fee for a State Habitat
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Stamp shall be waived for residents over 75 years of age.
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Except as provided under Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic

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Life Code, the stamp shall be signed by the person or affixed
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to the person's license or permit in a space designated by the
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Department for that purpose.
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Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require
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the purchase of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person
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in any one license year.
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The fees for State Pheasant Stamps and State Furbearer
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Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years of age.
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The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting
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licenses and stamps with an insignia as evidence of possession
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of license, or license and stamp, as the Department may
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consider advisable. The insignia shall be exhibited and used
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as the Department may order.
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All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall
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expire upon March 31 of each year. Three-year hunting licenses
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shall expire on March 31 of the 2nd year after the year in
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which the license is issued.
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Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued
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under the provisions of this Act shall have it in the person's
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possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the
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officers and authorized employees of the Department, any
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sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making a
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demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department
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owned or managed sites where it is required that all hunters
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deposit their license, permit, or Firearm Owner's
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Identification Card at the check station upon entering the

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hunting areas.
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For the purposes of this Section, "acceptable
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verification" means official documentation from the Department
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of Defense or the appropriate Major Command showing
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mobilization dates or service abroad dates, including: (i) a
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DD-214, (ii) a letter from the Illinois Department of Military
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Affairs for members of the Illinois National Guard, (iii) a
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letter from the Regional Reserve Command for members of the
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Armed Forces Reserve, (iv) a letter from the Major Command
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covering Illinois for active duty members, (v) personnel
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records for mobilized State employees, and (vi) any other
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documentation that the Department, by administrative rule,
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deems acceptable to establish dates of mobilization or service
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abroad.
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For the purposes of this Section, the term "service
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abroad" means active duty service outside of the 50 United
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States and the District of Columbia, and includes all active
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duty service in territories and possessions of the United
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States.
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(Source: P.A. 103-456, eff. 1-1-24; 104-325, eff. 1-1-26
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