Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

510 ILCS 70/4.04

from Ch. 8, par. 704.04

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that a person who willfully or maliciously tortures, mutilates, injures, disables, poisons, or kills any animal used by a law enforcement department or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the department or agency or when placed in confinement off duty, any service animal, any search and rescue dog, any law enforcement, service, or search and rescue animal in training, or any accelerant detection canine used by a fire officer for arson investigations in the performance of his or her functions or while off duty is guilty of a Class 3 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony) if the animal is not killed or totally disabled; and if the animal is killed or is totally disabled, the person is guilty of a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony). Provides that a person who kills or severely injures any animal used by a law enforcement department or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the department or agency or when placed off duty, any service animal, any search and rescue dog, any law enforcement, service, or search and rescue animal in training, or any accelerant detection canine used by a fire officer for arson investigations in the performance of his or her functions or while off duty, while he or she is in the commission of a felony, is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Provides that if the offender is found to be guilty under the Section, the offender shall be responsible for any veterinarian bills for an animal that was injured and training costs for another animal, if the animal injured or killed is no longer able to be in service.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2017	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John Cavaletto
2/9/2017	House	First Reading
2/9/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/10/2017	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
2/10/2017	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
2/10/2017	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
2/22/2017	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/15/2017	House	To Criminal Administration and Enforcement Subcommittee
3/23/2017	House	Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Judiciary - Criminal Committee; Rep. John Cavaletto
3/31/2017	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
5/30/2017	House	Motion Discharge Committee Tabled
5/30/2017	House	Motion Prevailed
5/30/2017	House	Motion Tabled
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

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