SB 2892104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 2892
HUMANE CARE-ANIMALS-PENALTIES
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0644
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 7
- Prime sponsors
- Martha Deuter, Michael W. Halpin
- Cosponsors (5)
- Barbara Hernandez, Cristina Castro, Lakesia Collins, Matt Hanson, Patrick J. Joyce
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 Judiciary: Criminal, Senate Criminal Law (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed112-0
yes (112) 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, 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
May 5, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed14-0
yes (14) Davis, Lisa, Cassidy, Kelly M, González Jr., Edgar, Friess, David, Guzzardi, Will, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Morgan, Bob, Keicher, Jeff, Ryan, Rick, Slaughter, Justin, Sheehan, Patrick, Vella, Dave, Tipsword, Dennis, Windhorst, Patrick
not voting (1) Olickal, Kevin John
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
March 10, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed9-0
yes (9) Cervantes, Javier L, Bryant, Terri, Halpin, Michael W, Collins, Lakesia, McClure, Steve, Martwick, Robert F, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Villanueva, Celina, Tracy, Jil
not voting (1) Peters, Robert
March 10, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed9-0
yes (9) Cervantes, Javier L, Bryant, Terri, Halpin, Michael W, Collins, Lakesia, McClure, Steve, Martwick, Robert F, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Villanueva, Celina, Tracy, Jil
not voting (1) Peters, Robert
Timeline 34
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0644 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 30, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 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 Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 014-000-000 |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| April 27, 2026 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| April 22, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 17, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| 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 | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2026 |
| March 26, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| March 25, 2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2026 |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 009-000-000 |
| March 10, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| March 5, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.