Bill Sponsors: IL SB1883 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Bill Title: Creates the Wild Animal Public Safety Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it is unlawful for any person to allow any member of the public to come into direct contact with a bear or nonhuman primate. Defines "direct contact" as the physical contact or proximity where physical contact is possible, including, but not limited to, any proximity without a permanent physical barrier or sufficient vertical height designed to prevent physical contact between the public and the bear or nonhuman primate. Provides that a violation is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides exceptions. Provides that any law enforcement officer or peace officer employed by the State or by any county or municipality within the State may enforce the provisions of this Act. Provides that the Attorney General, or a State's Attorney of the county in which a violation of the Act occurred, may bring an action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois to enforce the provisions of the Act, and may bring an action for an injunction to restrain any actual or threatened violation. Contains a severability provision.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0239 [SB1883 Detail]

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Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Linda Holmes [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-042FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Javier Cervantes [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-001FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Joyce Mason [D]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-061FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Jonathan Carroll [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-057FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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