DANGEROUS ANIMALS-PRIMATES
Summary
Amends the Illinois Dangerous Animals Act. Prohibits a person from having a right of property in, keeping, harboring, caring for, acting as custodian of or maintaining in his or her possession any primate, except at a properly maintained zoological park, federally licensed exhibit, circus, college or university, scientific institution, research laboratory, veterinary hospital, hound running area, or animal refuge in an escape-proof enclosure. Provides that this provision does not prohibit a person who had lawful possession of a primate before January 1, 2011, from continuing to possess that primate if the person registers the animal by providing written notification to the local animal control administrator on or before April 1, 2011. Provides for other notification requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2010
Committee Review
Apr 2010
House Passage
Apr 2010
Senate Passage
Apr 2010
Signed into Law
Jul 2010
Introduced Mar 23, 2010
Signed Jul 23, 2010
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2010 · House Mar 19, 2010
How they voted
45–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Apr 27, 2010
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Jul 23, 2010
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Apr 27, 2010
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Apr 15, 2010
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Consumer Protection; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 6, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection
upper
Mar 23, 2010
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 23, 2010
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 19, 2010
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (83-2-10)
house
Mar 10, 2010
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Mar 10, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 10, 2010
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2010
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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