# Illinois HB1556: ANIMAL WELFARE-PRO BREEDER Illinois HB1556, ANIMAL WELFARE-PRO BREEDER, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by William "Will" Davis (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-03-27 (House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1556-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1556 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: ANIMAL WELFARE-PRO BREEDER - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2026-03-27, House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee - Sponsor: William "Will" Davis (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: agriculture & conservation - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Defines "professional breeder". Provides that an animal shelter shall not accept a dog or cat from an animal shelter licensed under the Act or an out-of-state animal control facility, rescue group, or animal shelter that is duly licensed in their state or is a not-for-profit organization unless it obtains documentation attesting that the dog or cat was not obtained through compensation or payment made to a cat breeder, dog breeder, dog dealer, or dog broker. Provides that an animal shelter shall not obtain a dog or cat by any means other than owner surrender, transfer from an animal control facility, an order by law enforcement, or an animal shelter in compliance with provisions concerning reporting of animals. Provides that a pet shop operator or dog dealer (rather than just a pet shop operator) may offer for sale a dog or cat only if the dog or cat is obtained from an animal control facility, animal shelter, or professional breeder (rather than just an animal control facility or an animal shelter) located in-state or out-of-state, that is in compliance with provisions concerning animal control facilities and animal shelters supplying to pet shop operators and requirements of professional dog breeders. Removes provisions concerning the requirement that a pet shop operator shall keep a record of each dog or cat offered for sale. Provides for requirements of professional dog breeders. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: William "Will" Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Charles Meier (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Swanson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicholas K. Smith (Democratic), House ## Actions (23) - 2026-03-27: House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-27: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-27: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-17: House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2026-02-17: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2026-02-17: Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-03-21: House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-21: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-21: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (House) - 2025-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-03-17: House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-17: House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2025-03-13: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-13: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2025-02-18: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (House) - 2025-02-18: Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-21: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) ## Bill text - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1556ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1556ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1556.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1556ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1556ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1556.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1556-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).