Date	Chamber	Action
8/4/2023	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0490

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

510 ILCS 70/3.04

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Adds specified offenses of the Humane Care for Animals Act for which law enforcement making an arrest may take possession of a companion animal. Adds specified offenses of the Act for which a court may order the forfeiture of an animal. Provides that upon a violation (rather than conviction) of specified offenses, the court may order the person in violation to forfeit the animal or animals that are the basis of the violation. Provides that a court may order that the person in violation and certain persons in the person's household may not own, possess, harbor, or have custody or control of any other animals for a reasonable period of time, including permanent relinquishment. Provides that a person who violates such a prohibition is subject to immediate forfeiture of any animal and subject to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, a fine of not more than $2,500, or both. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that in a petition for forfeiture of companion animals prior to trial, the burden is on the prosecution to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the person arrested violated provisions of the Act prohibiting the depiction of animal cruelty.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill. Provides that the animal forfeiture provisions apply to a person who received an entry of an order for supervision for various violations of the Humane Care for Animals Act. Adds various other offenses under the Humane Care for Animals Act for which forfeiture of the animals is a consequence of violating those provisions. Effective immediately

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
2/7/2023	Senate	First Reading
2/7/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/16/2023	Senate	Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
2/23/2023	Senate	Postponed - Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
3/8/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
3/8/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/9/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
3/10/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
3/23/2023	Senate	Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-001-000
3/23/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2023
3/24/2023	Senate	Second Reading
3/24/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2023
3/24/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
3/24/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
3/28/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
3/30/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-000-000
3/30/2023	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/30/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Villa
3/30/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/30/2023	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
3/30/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
3/31/2023	House	Arrived in House
3/31/2023	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
4/11/2023	House	First Reading
4/11/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/18/2023	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
4/25/2023	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
4/25/2023	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
4/25/2023	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
4/26/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/1/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer
5/1/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/2/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
5/9/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 011-001-000
5/10/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/10/2023	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/11/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/11/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/11/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-012-000
5/11/2023	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
5/11/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 15, 2023
5/16/2023	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Karina Villa
5/16/2023	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/16/2023	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
5/17/2023	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-000-000
5/19/2023	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
5/19/2023	Senate	Senate Concurs
5/19/2023	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/16/2023	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/4/2023	Senate	Governor Approved
8/4/2023	Senate	Effective Date August 4, 2023
8/4/2023	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0490

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