Illinois Senate Bill 2847 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-22 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that if, upon seizure of the animal and the filing of charges, the person complained against refuses to relinquish an animal, the court having criminal jurisdiction over the alleged charges shall schedule a hearing on the disposition of the animal. Provides that the hearing shall be held within 30 days after the animal's seizure. Provides that at the hearing, the State's Attorney shall ask for permanent forfeiture of the companion animal seized. Provides that notice of the hearing shall be served on the impounding agency, the owner, and anyone claiming an interest in the animal. Provides that at the hearing for forfeiture prior to trial, the burden is on the prosecution to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the person arrested violated specified provisions of the Act, the Criminal Code of 1961, or the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that if the prosecution fails to meet this burden, the court shall order the owner to post security.

ANIMALS-FORFEITURE HEARING

Sen. Ira Silverstein [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-22	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2016-04-22	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2016-04-08	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 22, 2016
2016-04-06	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
2016-04-06	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
2016-03-30	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2016-03-16	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2016-03-09	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
2016-03-02	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2016-02-17	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2016-02-17	Senate	First Reading
2016-02-17	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
510	70	3.04	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2847&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB2847.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB2847sam001.htm