# Illinois SB2019: DNR-BOAT SAFETY INSTRUCTORS Illinois SB2019, DNR-BOAT SAFETY INSTRUCTORS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Julie A. Morrison (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0132); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB2019-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB2019 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: DNR-BOAT SAFETY INSTRUCTORS - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-08-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0132 - Sponsor: Julie A. Morrison (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: assignments, transportation, transportation: vehicles & safety - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (171 yes, 42 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that the course of instruction for persons certified to teach boating safety shall be not less than 10 hours in length (rather than 8 hours in length). ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Electric boat operators face safety certificate rules: cost, low. The law removes the boating safety certificate exemption for boats powered only by an electric motor. You need a valid Boating Safety Certificate if the boat exceeds 10 horsepower and you were born on or after January 1, 1998. Other legal exemptions still apply. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Julie A. Morrison (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Margaret Croke (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicholas K. Smith (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed | pass | 83 | 31 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; | pass | 11 | 1 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 44 | 10 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass Transportation; | pass | 18 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-08-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0132 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 083-031-000 (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (House) - 2025-05-22: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (House) - 2025-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate (House) - 2025-05-14: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-23: Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-001-000 (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (House) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke (House) - 2025-04-09: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Passed; 044-010-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Morrison (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 015-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Do Pass Transportation; 018-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Assigned to Transportation (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-02-06: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2019eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2019enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2019.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2019sam001.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/10400SB2019eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2019enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2019.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2019sam001.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-SB2019-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).