FERAL CAT SPAY/NEUTER
Summary
Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that in order to humanely reduce the feral cat population in the State, the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois may provide guidance for the operation of programs for trapping, neutering or spaying, vaccination and return or release of feral cats. Provides that no other State agency has any jurisdiction over feral cats. Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 510 ILCS 5/3.6 new Adds reference to: 510 ILCS 5/2.11c 510 ILCS 5/3.5 510 ILCS 5/9 from Ch. 8, par. 359 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Deletes a provision concerning feral cat jurisdiction and sterilization. Replaces certain references to spaying or neutering animals to "sterilizing" those animals.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 26, 2021
Signed Aug 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2021 · House May 27, 2021
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
Apr 23, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
12
Committee
16
Amendments
4
Aug 6, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 006-001-000
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 013-000-000
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Agriculture
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Agriculture
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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