Illinois House Bill 4995 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Increases the penalty for teasing, striking, or tampering with police animals, service animals, accelerant detection dogs, or search and rescue dogs from a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense to a Class 4 felony for a first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes the penalty for aggravated assault of a physically handicapped person or a person 60 years of age or older from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony. Changes the penalty for aggravated battery of a pregnant or physically handicapped person from a Class 3 felony to a Class 2 felony.

HUMANE CARE&CRIM CD-PENALTIES

Rep. Tom Cross [R]	Rep. Patricia Bellock [R]	Rep. Mike Bost [R]	Rep. Dan Brady [R]
Sen. Linda Holmes [D]

2012-03-29 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2012-05-25	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2012-05-04	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
2012-04-26	Senate	To Criminal Law Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
2012-04-24	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2012-04-18	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2012-04-18	Senate	First Reading
2012-04-18	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2012-03-30	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2012
2012-03-30	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2012-03-29	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
2012-03-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
2012-03-06	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-06	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2012-02-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
2012-02-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
2012-02-23	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2012-02-23	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
2012-02-15	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
2012-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-06	House	First Reading
2012-02-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
510	70	4.03	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	12-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	12-3.05	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	12-4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4995&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB4995.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB4995eng.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB4995_03292012_034000T.pdf