SB 1499 Illinois Senate · 103rd Regular Session

COMPANION ANIMAL-FORFEITURE

Summary

Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Adds specified offenses of the Humane Care for Animals Act for which law enforcement making an arrest may take possession of a companion animal. Adds specified offenses of the Act for which a court may order the forfeiture of an animal. Provides that upon a violation (rather than conviction) of specified offenses, the court may order the person in violation to forfeit the animal or animals that are the basis of the violation. Provides that a court may order that the person in violation and certain persons in the person's household may not own, possess, harbor, or have custody or control of any other animals for a reasonable period of time, including permanent relinquishment. Provides that a person who violates such a prohibition is subject to immediate forfeiture of any animal and subject to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, a fine of not more than $2,500, or both. Effective immediately.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

May 2023

House Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

Aug 2023

Introduced Mar 31, 2023 Signed Aug 4, 2023

Floor votes · House May 11, 2023

How they voted

99–12

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 117

May 11, 2023

D Democratic77

73 Yea 4

94% Yea

R Republican40

26 Yea 12 Nay 2

65% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 4, 2023

Signed into law

Governor Approved

lower

May 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Both Houses

lower

May 19, 2023

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-000-000

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May 16, 2023

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety

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May 16, 2023

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

lower

May 11, 2023

Introduced

Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 15, 2023

lower

May 11, 2023

Introduced

Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1

lower

May 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-012-000

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May 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

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May 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 011-001-000

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May 2, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

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May 1, 2023

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

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May 1, 2023

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer

lower

Apr 25, 2023

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000

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Apr 18, 2023

Committee

Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

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Apr 11, 2023

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

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Mar 31, 2023

Introduced

Arrived in House

lower

Mar 30, 2023

Amended

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

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Mar 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000

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Mar 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Villa

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Mar 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-000-000

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Mar 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety

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Mar 24, 2023

Committee

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

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Mar 24, 2023

Introduced

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa

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Mar 23, 2023

Lower · Passed

Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-001-000

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Mar 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023

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Mar 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety

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Mar 8, 2023

Committee

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

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Mar 8, 2023

Introduced

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa

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Feb 23, 2023

Lower · Passed

Postponed - Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety

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Feb 16, 2023

Committee

Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety

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Feb 7, 2023

Committee

Referred to Assignments

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2 primary · 2 co-sponsors