Date	Chamber	Action
4/28/2023	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

225 ILCS 605/2

from Ch. 8, par. 302

225 ILCS 605/10

from Ch. 8, par. 310

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides that the definition of "dog dealer" does not include a person who sells dogs at retail to the public. Provides that a person who sells dogs at retail to the public, shall not be considered an animal shelter under the Act. Defines "at retail to the public". Provides that the Illinois Department of Agriculture may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license for operating without a proper license under the Act.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that "at retail to the public" means the selling or offering for sale companion animals (rather than only animals) at a brick-and-mortar establishment that were obtained from breeders or brokers for compensation and not bred on its premises.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/2/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
2/2/2023	Senate	First Reading
2/2/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/7/2023	Senate	Assigned to Agriculture
2/7/2023	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2/14/2023	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2/15/2023	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
2/15/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
2/21/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
2/21/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2/28/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
3/9/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Agriculture
3/9/2023	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 008-004-000
3/9/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023
3/10/2023	Senate	Second Reading
3/10/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
3/23/2023	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002
3/23/2023	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
3/23/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
3/23/2023	House	Arrived in House
3/23/2023	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
3/23/2023	House	First Reading
3/23/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/24/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
3/28/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
4/4/2023	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
4/11/2023	House	Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
4/18/2023	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
4/28/2023	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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