---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD-COMPANION DOGS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more may enact an ordinance to allow companion dogs in outdoor areas of restaurants where food is served. Defines \"companion dog\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 341"
citation: "Illinois SB 341 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b30eeac-da63-416f-846c-69a276c5b4fe"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=341&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27962&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "795a5a1f276363ca9e21c51c7de092511acceb33178d6893ccbbc4ac219d8063"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 341 (95th) — MUNI CD-COMPANION DOGS

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more may enact an ordinance to allow companion dogs in outdoor areas of restaurants where food is served. Defines "companion dog".

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0341&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27962&DocNum=341&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0341eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27962&DocNum=341&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0341enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27962&DocNum=341&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2007-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2007-03-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 007-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0276 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b30eeac-da63-416f-846c-69a276c5b4fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).