ANIMAL WELFARE ACT-DEFINITIONS
Summary
Amends the Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 505 ILCS 5/1 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 605/2 from Ch. 8, par. 302 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Excludes from the definition of "dog dealer" a person who sells dogs at retail to the public. Excludes from the definition of "day care operator" facilities where dogs or cats are held for the sole purpose of grooming or facilities where dogs or cats are held for less than 12 hours for training purposes.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2022
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
38–8
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 51
Feb 24, 2022
D
Democratic34
94% Yea
R
Republican17
47% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
4
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Apr 11, 2022
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 045-008-000
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 010-002-000
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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