SB 2756104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 2756
WILDLIFE CD-WILDLIFE RIFLE
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0627
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 22
- Prime sponsors
- Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr., Patrick J. Joyce
- Cosponsors (20)
- Amy Elik, Andrew S. Chesney, Bradley Fritts, Brandun Schweizer, Charles Meier, Dan Swanson, Dave Severin, David Friess, Dennis Tipsword, Jason R. Bunting, Jil Tracy, Joe C. Sosnowski, Kevin Schmidt, Li Arellano, Jr., Patrick Sheehan, Patrick Windhorst, Regan Deering, Terri Bryant, Travis Weaver, William E Hauter
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 24, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Agriculture and Conservation, Senate Agriculture (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed111-0
yes (111) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Rosenthal, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Grant
excused (6) Andrade, Reick, Huynh, Davis, Lisa, Delgado, Gordon-Booth
not voting (1) Hauter
May 5, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed8-0
yes (8) Chung, Sharon, Grasse, Nicolle, Gill, Mary, Meier, Charles, Hernandez, Barbara, Swanson, Dan, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Walsh Jr., Lawrence "Larry"
not voting (1) Briel, Amy
April 15, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed54-0
yes (54) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
February 26, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Balkema, Chris, Anderson, Neil, Castro, Cristina, Bryant, Terri, Faraci, Paul, Chesney, Andrew S, Holmes, Linda, Hastings, Michael E, Koehler, David, Joyce, Patrick J, Turner, Doris, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Turner, Sally J
February 26, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed13-0
yes (13) Balkema, Chris, Anderson, Neil, Castro, Cristina, Bryant, Terri, Faraci, Paul, Chesney, Andrew S, Holmes, Linda, Hastings, Michael E, Koehler, David, Joyce, Patrick J, Turner, Doris, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Turner, Sally J
Timeline 48
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0627 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 5, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000 |
| April 27, 2026 | House | Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 15, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2026 |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2026 |
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 013-000-000 |
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| February 24, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture |
| February 19, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| February 19, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Agriculture |
| January 13, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 13, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 13, 2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.