HB2726 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
DNR-REWILDING POLICY
Last Action
08/01/2025 - House: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0062
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources has the power to exercise all rights, powers, and duties conferred by law and to take measures that are necessary for the implementation of rewilding as a conservation strategy in this State, including, but not limited to, the restoration of land to its natural state, the reintroduction of native species, particularly apex predators and keystone species, and the restoration of ecological processes as defined by State-specific baselines.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 02/05/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 02/06/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 02/06/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 03/04/2025 | House | Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee |
| 03/07/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 03/11/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 006-003-000 |
| 03/12/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 03/12/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 03/26/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 03/26/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 04/04/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 04/04/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 04/07/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 04/08/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-037-000 |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 05/06/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Environment and Conservation |
| 05/09/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 |
| 05/15/2025 | Senate | Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 007-002-000 |
| 05/15/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| 05/15/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 05/15/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025 |
| 05/16/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 05/21/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 039-016-002 |
| 05/21/2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 06/17/2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 08/01/2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| 08/01/2025 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| 08/01/2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0062 |