IL SB2995 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Makes changes to the penalties for persons convicted of aggravated cruelty to a companion animal. Provides that a person convicted of causing the death of a companion animal is guilty of a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony). Provides that a second or subsequent conviction for an act that causes the death of a companion animal is a Class 1 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony).
Title
ANIMALS-CRUELTY-PENALTIES
Sponsors
| Sen. Steve McClure [R] | Sen. Linda Holmes [D] | Sen. Jason Plummer [R] | Sen. Rachelle Crowe [D] |
| Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D] | Sen. Craig Wilcox [R] | Sen. Donald DeWitte [R] | Sen. Jil Tracy [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-13 | Senate | Session Sine Die |
| 2020-04-12 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments |
| 2020-03-18 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2020-03-18 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure |
| 2020-02-25 | Senate | To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance |
| 2020-02-25 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 2020-02-25 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy |
| 2020-02-25 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte |
| 2020-02-18 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox |
| 2020-02-18 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe |
| 2020-02-11 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| 2020-02-06 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2020-02-05 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510 | 70 | 3.02 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
