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

510 ILCS 70/7.15

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 killed or totally disabled and a person is guilty of a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony) if the animal is killed or totally disabled. 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 of 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 a person may not recklessly permit a dog that is owned, harbored, or controlled by the person and off its owner's property or at large to cause injury to or the death of a guide, hearing, or support dog. Makes other changes.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/6/2018	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke
2/7/2018	House	First Reading
2/7/2018	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/21/2018	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
4/9/2018	House	To Sentencing, Penalties and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
4/13/2018	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

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