# Illinois SB0710: REGULATION-TECH Illinois SB0710, REGULATION-TECH, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Patrick J. Joyce (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0361); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB0710-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB0710 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: REGULATION-TECH - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0361 - Sponsor: Patrick J. Joyce (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 40 - Subjects: assignments, executive, agriculture & conservation - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (344 yes, 77 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Financial Services Development Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Free hunting permits for landholders and tenants: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, qualifying Illinois residents with at least 40 acres get free deer and turkey permits. Eligible owners include qualifying trust income beneficiaries and equity owners; they must hunt only on their qualifying land. Resident tenants qualify by renting at least 40 acres for… - Landowners earn extra deer removal permits: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, required Department rules provide extra antlerless-only deer permits when landowners meet harvest targets. Automatic issuance for that year's regular firearm or archery season requires proof of harvest using 50% of damage-control permits. Eligibility for extra permits use… - Land-linked hunters face caps and paperwork: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, landowner-related deer permits generally have a per-person limit of one either-sex and one antlerless-only permit per season. That limit applies separately to firearm and archery seasons, with exceptions for qualifying equity owners covering entity-owned land in the count… - Nonresident and off-land hunters pay fees: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, qualifying nonresident landholders pay a fee set by Department rules to hunt only on their land. They need a qualifying ownership, trust-beneficiary, or equity interest in at least 40 acres of Illinois land. Qualifying Illinois landowners, tenants, trust beneficiaries, an… - Guest deer permits carry acreage limits: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, the Department can issue guest deer permits for each 240-acre block held by qualifying current owners. Each block allows one either-sex and one antlerless-only permit, matching the owner's season and hunting method. Guests must be named on the application, cannot be curre… - Wildlife damage permits offer regulated removal: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, owners, tenants, and sharecroppers seeking wildlife removal must describe the species, location, and damage. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources must investigate and find removal is the only way to address property damage or human-safety risks. Initial landowner… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Patrick J. Joyce (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Adam M. Niemerg (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Amy Briel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew S. Chesney (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brandun Schweizer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chapin Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Charles Meier (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dale Fowler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Swanson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Severin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Friess (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Koehler (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Doris Turner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Harry Benton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jason R. Bunting (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jawaharial Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jed Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jil Tracy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Stuart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Li Arellano, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael J. Kelly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael W. Halpin (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Neil Anderson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Norine K. Hammond (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Patrick Windhorst (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Faraci (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Jacobs (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sue Rezin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Terri Bryant (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony M. McCombie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wayne A. Rosenthal (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-30 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 115 | 0 | | | 2025-05-28 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed | pass | 75 | 39 | | | 2025-05-06 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed | pass | 71 | 38 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 51 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0710eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0710enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0710.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0710sam001.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/SB/PDF/10400SB0710eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0710enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0710.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0710sam001.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-SB0710-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).