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| Bill | DNR-REWILDING POLICY | 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. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 104th | HB 2726 | Illinois HB 2726 (104th) |
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Illinois HB 2726 (104th) — DNR-REWILDING POLICY
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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 39–16 (pass) · upper
- Environment and Conservation — 7–2 (pass) · upper
- Agriculture & Conservation — 6–3 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 75–37 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Anna Moeller — primary (person)
- Rachel Ventura — primary (person)
- Anne Stava — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-02-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller
filing - 2025-02-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-03-04 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
referral-committee - 2025-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
- 2025-03-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 006-003-000
- 2025-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-03-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- 2025-03-26 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2025-04-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2025-04-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- 2025-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- 2025-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- 2025-04-10 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-037-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-04-14 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2025-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- 2025-04-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-04-14 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-05-06 Assigned to Environment and Conservation
referral-committee - 2025-05-09 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
- 2025-05-15 Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 007-002-000
- 2025-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
reading-2 - 2025-05-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2025-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025
- 2025-05-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- 2025-05-21 Third Reading - Passed; 039-016-002
passage, reading-3 - 2025-05-21 Passed Both Houses
- 2025-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-08-01 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2025-08-01 Effective Date January 1, 2026
- 2025-08-01 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0062
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3304c293-1f02-4067-81f8-02f06ebf939a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).