SB 2859104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 2859
STATE PARKS-SCOTT BENNETT
Sent to Governor Last action June 26, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0527
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 11
- Prime sponsors
- Carol Ammons, Paul Faraci
- Cosponsors (9)
- Brandun Schweizer, Chapin Rose, Doris Turner, Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Mark L. Walker, Patrick J. Joyce, Sharon Chung, Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Tracy Katz Muhl
Status
Sent to Governor as of June 26, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House State Government Administration, Senate State Government (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed110-0
yes (110) 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, Hauter, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, 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
May 6, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed9-0
yes (9) Coffey Jr., Michael J, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Davis, Lisa, Crawford, Michael, Grasse, Nicolle, Faver Dias, Laura, Ryan, Rick, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Swanson, Dan
April 16, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed57-0
yes (57) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, 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., 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 25, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed8-0
yes (8) Arellano Jr., Li, Joyce, Patrick J, Halpin, Michael W, Martwick, Robert F, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Stadelman, Steve, Turner, Sally J, Turner, Doris
not voting (2) DeWitte, Donald P, Preston, Willie
Timeline 34
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0527 |
| June 26, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| June 26, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 7, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 |
| April 27, 2026 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 17, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 15, 2026 |
| March 26, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| March 26, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2026 |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| February 27, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2026 |
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to State Government |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Faraci |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.