HB 3648 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

IDFPR-IMPORTED DOGS

Summary

Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides that if an animal shelter or an animal control facility offers a dog for adoption, it must provide, in addition to other requirements, the organization from which the dog was obtained, the organization's address, and the organization's phone number.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 2 edits · Apr 8, 2026

MINOR

The bill adds a requirement for animal shelters to provide adopters with the name, address, and phone number of the organization that originally obtained the dog or cat. This change aims to increase transparency and accountability regarding the source of animals offered for adoption. The update also includes minor formatting adjustments to the bill's text and page headers.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on animal shelters and animal control facilities offering dogs or cats for adoption in Illinois; no new entities are added or exemptions created.

REQUIREMENT

Shelters must now disclose the source organization's name, address, and phone number to adopters.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting updates to page headers and line breaks in the bill text.

Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2026

How they voted

106–0

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 116

Apr 8, 2026

D Democratic76

70 Yea 6

92% Yea

R Republican40

36 Yea 4

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors