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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 14, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Illinois House Bill
POSSESSION DISPUTES-PETS
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 14, 2026: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-038-000
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: Regular Session House Calendar on 04/14/2026
Position: 212
Summary
Comments on HB 4540
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Edgar González, Jr.House cosponsor
- Aarón M. OrtÃzHouse cosponsor
- Anne StavaHouse cosponsor
- Norma HernandezHouse cosponsor
Votes
YES: 72
- Mussman
- Grasse
- Guerrero-Cuellar
- Guzzardi
- Avelar
- Olickal
- Benton
- OrtÃz
- Blair-Sherlock
- Rashid
- Briel
- Hanson
- Buckner
- Rita
- Harper
- Ryan
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Canty
- Hernandez, Lisa
- Cassidy
- Scherer
- Hernandez, Norma
- Chung
- Hirschauer
- Cochran
- Hoffman
- Crawford
- Crespo
- Slaughter
- Jiménez
- Croke
- Smith
- Johnson
- Jones
- Tracy Katz Muhl
- Davis, Lisa
- Stava
- William "Will" Davis
- Stuart
- Kifowit
- DeLaRosa
- Delgado
- Syed
- LaPointe
- DeLuca
- Lilly
- Deuter
- Mah
- Didech
- Manley
- Du Buclet
- Vella
- Mason
- Walsh
- Mayfield
- Evans
- Faver Dias
- Ford
- West
- Meyers-Martin
- Williams, Ann
- Gabel
- Williams, Jawaharial
- Moeller
- Gill
- Gong-Gershowitz
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Morgan
- González
- Welch
- Morris
- Gordon-Booth
NO: 38
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 14, 2026 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-038-000
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Second Reading - Short Debate
- Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. OrtÃz
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-007-000
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- Apr 06, 2026 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-007-000
- Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- First Reading
- Referred to Rules Committee
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez
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