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 Bill Status of HB1645  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  MISREPRESENT-SERVICE ANIMAL

House Sponsors
Rep. Tom Demmer - Daniel Didech - Tony McCombie - Bob Morgan, Linda Chapa LaVia and Kelly M. Cassidy

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/48-4.5 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits misrepresentation of a service animal when he or she knowingly represents, expressly or impliedly, that the animal is a service animal for the purpose of securing the rights and privileges afforded to a person with a disability accompanied by a service animal and the person knew or should have known that the animal is not a service animal. Provides that the refusal to answer questions from a law enforcement officer permitted under federal regulation creates a permissive inference that the animal is not a service animal and the law enforcement officer may require the person to remove the animal from the place of public accommodation. Misrepresentation of a service animal is a petty offense. Defines "service animal".

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/31/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll
  2/1/2019HouseFirst Reading
  2/1/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/1/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
  2/13/2019HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  2/14/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
  2/14/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  2/19/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  2/19/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
  2/19/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  2/19/2019HouseTo Sentencing, Penalities and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
  3/29/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  4/16/2019HouseChief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tom Demmer
  4/16/2019HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

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