Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

225 ILCS 605/3.3 new

225 ILCS 605/3.4 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Prohibits an animal shelter or animal control facility from adopting out any dog or cat that has not been sterilized in a manner acceptable to the Department of Agriculture, unless certain conditions have been expressly agreed to by the adopting owner prior to the adoption. Prohibits the release of any animal by an animal shelter or animal control facility to an individual representing an animal shelter, unless the animal shelter has been licensed or has a foster care permit issued by the Department or the individual is a representative of a not-for-profit, out-of-State organization. Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1
Provides that there is no rulemaking authority under the amendatory Act, but that the Governor may suggest rules by filing them with the General Assembly and requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact the suggested rules into law, or take other appropriate action in the General Assembly's discretion.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2008	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
2/14/2008	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
2/14/2008	House	First Reading
2/14/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/20/2008	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2/26/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2/26/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote
2/26/2008	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 010-000-000
2/27/2008	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
4/2/2008	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/2/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/8/2008	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
4/9/2008	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/9/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2008
4/30/2008	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
5/1/2008	Senate	First Reading
5/1/2008	Senate	Referred to Rules
5/15/2008	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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