SB 1491104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 1491
INTERVENTION TEAM-THERAPY DOG
Sent to Governor Last action August 1, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0106
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 16
- Prime sponsors
- Mary Edly-Allen, Suzanne M. Ness
- Cosponsors (14)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Cristina Castro, Debbie Meyers-Martin, Doris Turner, Laura Faver Dias, Laura Fine, Laura M. Murphy, Matt Hanson, Meg Loughran Cappel, Napoleon Harris III, Rachel Ventura, Robert F. Martwick, Sara Feigenholtz, Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 1, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Police and Fire, Senate State Government (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 21, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed87-24
yes (87) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hernandez, Barbara, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Katz Muhl, Spain, Keicher, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Kifowit, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Elik, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grasse
no (24) Niemerg, Halbrook, Reick, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Cabello, Coffey, Severin, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Deering, Swanson, Ugaste, Weaver, McLaughlin, Weber, Meier, Wilhour, Miller, Moore, Grant
excused (7) Ammons, Scherer, Hirschauer, Davis, Lisa, Stephens, Syed, Friess
May 1, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Cabello, John M, Benton, Harry, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Gill, Mary, Johnson, Gregg, Hanson, Matt, La Ha, Nicole, Kelly, Michael J, Ortíz, Aarón M, Stephens, Brad, Sheehan, Patrick, Stuart, Katie, Williams, Jawaharial
not voting (2) Moylan, Martin J, Tipsword, Dennis
April 9, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed53-3
yes (53) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Preston, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Ellman
February 19, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed9-0
yes (9) DeWitte, Donald P, Arellano Jr., Li, Joyce, Patrick J, Halpin, Michael W, Martwick, Robert F, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Stadelman, Steve, Preston, Willie, Turner, Doris
not voting (1) Turner, Sally J
Timeline 41
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0106 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| August 1, 2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-024-000 |
| May 16, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| May 16, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 16, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 1, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 1, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| May 1, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| May 1, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar |
| May 1, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Police & Fire Committee; 013-000-000 |
| April 22, 2025 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Assigned to Police & Fire Committee |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 053-003-000 |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| April 4, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| February 27, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2025 |
| February 27, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| February 20, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2025 |
| February 20, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000 |
| February 11, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to State Government |
| January 31, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 31, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 31, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.