Illinois House Bill 3731 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-5)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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 if an offender is found guilty of this offense, the offender shall be responsible for any veterinarian bills for an animal that was injured, and training costs for another animal, if the animal injured or killed is no longer able to be in service.

ANIMALS-POLICE AND SERVICE

Rep. Martin Moylan [D]	Rep. Nicholas Sauer [R]	Rep. Kelly Burke [D]	Rep. Silvana Tabares [D]
Rep. Anthony DeLuca [D]	Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]	Rep. Brandon Phelps [D]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D]
Rep. Sam Yingling [D]	Rep. Daniel Beiser [D]	Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]	Rep. Michelle Mussman [D]
Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]	Sen. Brian Stewart [R]	Rep. John Cabello [R]	Rep. David Olsen [R]
Rep. Frances Hurley [D]	Rep. Christine Winger [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2017-03-31	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-21	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2017-03-15	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-15	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan
2017-03-15	House	To Sentencing, Penalties and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
2017-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
2017-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
2017-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
2017-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
2017-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
2017-03-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2017-03-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2017-03-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
2017-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
2017-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
2017-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
2017-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2017-03-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
2017-03-08	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
2017-03-01	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
2017-03-01	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2017-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
2017-02-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2017-02-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
2017-02-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
2017-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-02-10	House	First Reading
2017-02-10	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
510	70	4.04	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3731&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB3731.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB3731ham001.htm