republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/103rd/hb-5296.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	DNR-MONARCH ACT	Creates the Mobilizing Our Neighborhoods to Adopt Resilient Conservation Habitats (MONARCH) Act. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to provide financial and technical assistance for the planting of native and pollinator-friendly plants. Provides that the Department may prioritize grants based on the presence of certain species. Requires the Department to publish information on its website and design a yard sign. Provides that homeowners associations and common interest communities may not prohibit the planting of a pollinator habitat. Authorizes collaboration. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	103rd	HB 5296	Illinois HB 5296 (103rd)	bill		enacted	Karina Villa Laura Faver Dias	4	45	4	2024-02-08	2024-07-19	openstates	ocd-bill/07693a12-9a9d-46ca-82e8-a9a05d4e1ecd	https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5296&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=153509&SessionID=112	90c05033f65774a93e93048270f24782192e6ee520459df491b6d1f672096dbf	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5296 (103rd) — DNR-MONARCH ACT

Creates the Mobilizing Our Neighborhoods to Adopt Resilient Conservation Habitats (MONARCH) Act. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to provide financial and technical assistance for the planting of native and pollinator-friendly plants. Provides that the Department may prioritize grants based on the presence of certain species. Requires the Department to publish information on its website and design a yard sign. Provides that homeowners associations and common interest communities may not prohibit the planting of a pollinator habitat. Authorizes collaboration. Authorizes the Department to adopt rules. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Agriculture & Conservation — 6–3 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 42–17 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 72–37 (pass) · lower
• Judiciary — 7–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Karina Villa — primary (person)
• Laura Faver Dias — primary (person)
• Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
• Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
• Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
• Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
• Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
• Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
• Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
• Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
• Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias filing
• 2024-02-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2024-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2024-02-28 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2024-03-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
• 2024-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
• 2024-03-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias amendment-introduction
• 2024-03-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2024-04-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
• 2024-04-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2024-04-02 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 006-003-000
• 2024-04-03 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2024-04-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
• 2024-04-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
• 2024-04-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2024-04-17 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2024-04-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2024-04-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
• 2024-04-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
• 2024-04-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2024-04-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2024-04-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
• 2024-04-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2024-04-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-037-000 passage, reading-3
• 2024-04-18 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2024-04-19 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2024-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2024 reading-1
• 2024-04-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2024-04-24 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
• 2024-04-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2024-04-24 Referred to Assignments
• 2024-04-30 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2024-04-30 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
• 2024-05-08 Do Pass Judiciary; 007-001-000
• 2024-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2024 reading-2
• 2024-05-14 Second Reading reading-2
• 2024-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2024-05-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
• 2024-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 042-017-000 passage, reading-3
• 2024-05-16 Passed Both Houses
• 2024-06-13 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2024-07-16 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
• 2024-07-19 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2024-07-19 Effective Date July 19, 2024
• 2024-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0704 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/07693a12-9a9d-46ca-82e8-a9a05d4e1ecd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).