# Illinois HB4300: CAMPGROUND LICENSING

Illinois HB4300, CAMPGROUND LICENSING, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-07-24 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0600) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB4300
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: CAMPGROUND LICENSING
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-07-24, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0600
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: public health, assignments
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (184 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Campground Licensing and Recreational Area Act. Changes the definition of "campground" so that the number of camping days increases to 10 or more (instead of 6 or more) during a calendar year.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Andrew S. Chesney (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jason Plummer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John F. Curran (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick Windhorst (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Jacobs (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 59 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Do Pass Public Health; | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 110 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2026-07-24: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0600 (House)
- 2026-07-24: Effective Date January 1, 2027 (House)
- 2026-07-24: Governor Approved (House)
- 2026-06-18: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2026-06-01: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John F. Curran (Senate)
- 2026-05-21: Passed Both Houses (House)
- 2026-05-21: Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 (Senate)
- 2026-05-21: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer (Senate)
- 2026-05-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Do Pass Public Health; 006-000-000 (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Assigned to Public Health (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 (House)
- 2026-04-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2026-04-07: Second Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2026-02-26: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2026-02-26: Do Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 009-000-000 (House)
- 2026-02-13: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs (House)
- 2026-02-11: Assigned to Public Health Committee (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading (House)
- 2026-01-06: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4300eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4300enr.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4300.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
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4300eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4300enr.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4300.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4300-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).