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type: "Bill"
title: "RESEARCH DOGS & CATS ADOPTION"
description: "Creates the Research Dogs and Cats Adoption Act. Provides that a research facility, after the completion of any research involving a dog or cat, shall assess the health of the dog or cat and determine whether it is suitable for adoption. Provides that a research facility shall make reasonable efforts to offer for adoption a dog or cat determined to be suitable. Provides that a research facility that provides dogs or cats to an animal adoption organization is immune from any civil liability under the Act except for willful or wanton misconduct. Requires research facilities to have a research facility adoption policy made available on the facility's website. Defines \"research facility\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1884"
citation: "Illinois SB 1884 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2017-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0335ce6-3035-4c65-a928-94c54c3afef9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1884&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=105076&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "3110dba56c826b4d6d28853bb81b26e3467cea8db130ce5420e4f78e9dd4de46"
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 1884 (100th) — RESEARCH DOGS & CATS ADOPTION
Creates the Research Dogs and Cats Adoption Act. Provides that a research facility, after the completion of any research involving a dog or cat, shall assess the health of the dog or cat and determine whether it is suitable for adoption. Provides that a research facility shall make reasonable efforts to offer for adoption a dog or cat determined to be suitable. Provides that a research facility that provides dogs or cats to an animal adoption organization is immune from any civil liability under the Act except for willful or wanton misconduct. Requires research facilities to have a research facility adoption policy made available on the facility's website. Defines "research facility".
## 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=10000SB1884&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=105076&DocNum=1884&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1884eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=105076&DocNum=1884&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1884enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=105076&DocNum=1884&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Barbara Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Winger — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Welter — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `filing`
- **2017-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2017-02-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2017-02-28** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Postponed - Higher Education
- **2017-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2017-03-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2017-03-15** Do Pass Higher Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2017
- **2017-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
- **2017-04-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2017-04-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-04-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-04-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2017-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
- **2017-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2017-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2017-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2017-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2017-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-24** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0323 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0335ce6-3035-4c65-a928-94c54c3afef9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).