SB 3037104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 3037
DARK SKY ACT
Sent to Governor Last action August 7, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0813
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 7
- Prime sponsors
- Janet Yang Rohr, Laura Ellman
- Cosponsors (5)
- Laura Faver Dias, Martha Deuter, Maura Hirschauer, Mike Simmons, Rachel Ventura
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 7, 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 7
May 31, 2026State SenateConcurrence, Amendment 1Passed57-0
yes (57) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, 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, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (2) Fowler, Preston
May 29, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed7-0
yes (7) Arellano Jr., Li, Joyce, Patrick J, Halpin, Michael W, Martwick, Robert F, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Turner, Sally J, Turner, Doris
not voting (3) DeWitte, Donald P, Stadelman, Steve, Preston, Willie
May 27, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed75-36
yes (75) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Huynh, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Kelly, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (36) Niemerg, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hauter, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, Stephens, Deering, Swanson, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore, Grant
excused (4) Andrade, Haas, Hernandez, Lisa, Evans
May 13, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed6-2
yes (6) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Davis, Lisa, Crawford, Michael, Grasse, Nicolle, Faver Dias, Laura, Ryan, Rick
no (2) Coffey Jr., Michael J, Swanson, Dan
not voting (1) Rosenthal, Wayne A
April 29, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed54-0
yes (54) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
April 15, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 3Passed8-0
yes (8) DeWitte, Donald P, Joyce, Patrick J, Halpin, Michael W, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Stadelman, Steve, Preston, Willie, Turner, Sally J, Turner, Doris
not voting (2) Arellano Jr., Li, Martwick, Robert F
April 15, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed9-0
yes (9) DeWitte, Donald P, Joyce, Patrick J, Halpin, Michael W, Martwick, Robert F, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Stadelman, Steve, Preston, Willie, Turner, Sally J, Turner, Doris
not voting (1) Arellano Jr., Li
Timeline 60
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0813 |
| August 7, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| August 7, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 29, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| May 31, 2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000 |
| May 29, 2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000 |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Laura Ellman |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2026 |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-036-000 |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 27, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 22, 2026 | House | Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| May 21, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 21, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 13, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-002-000 |
| May 7, 2026 | House | Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026 |
| May 5, 2026 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| May 5, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 5, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| April 30, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| April 29, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| April 29, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| April 17, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026 |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2026 |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 16, 2026 |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended State Government; 009-000-000 |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to State Government |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to State Government |
| April 13, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| April 13, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman |
| March 27, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026 |
| March 13, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026 |
| March 10, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government |
| March 6, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| March 6, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman |
| February 10, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to State Government |
| January 29, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 29, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 29, 2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.