Date	Chamber	Action
5/6/2009	Senate	Tabled in Committee on Agriculture and Conservation by Senator Garrett

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

510 ILCS 5/18.1

from Ch. 8, par. 368.1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that the owner or keeper of a dog is liable to a person for all damages caused by the dog pursuing, chasing, worrying, wounding, injuring, or killing any sheep, goats, cattle, horses, mules, poultry, ratites, swine, or companion animals (now, there is no liability for damages caused to companion animals). Defines "companion animal" as a dog or cat that is treated as a pet. Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Animal Control Act. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes a provision that provides that the owner or keeper of a dog is liable for all damages caused by the dog "worrying" specified animals. Provides that the dog's owner or keeper may raise as an affirmative defense (i) the negligence of the person who owns or is responsible for the injured animal or (ii) the provocation of the dog by the injured animal. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/24/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May
2/24/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
2/24/2009	House	First Reading
2/24/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/3/2009	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
3/10/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000
3/11/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May
4/1/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/1/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
4/1/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2009	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/2/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
4/2/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
4/2/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
4/3/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
4/3/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
4/3/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
4/3/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
4/3/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
4/3/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/3/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/3/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
4/15/2009	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/15/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/15/2009	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
4/15/2009	Senate	First Reading
4/15/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/22/2009	Senate	Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation
4/29/2009	Senate	Held in Agriculture and Conservation
5/6/2009	Senate	Tabled in Committee on Agriculture and Conservation by Senator Garrett

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