Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB0139

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Limits the situations when a person could dock an animal's tail or crop its ears without violating the Act's prohibition against "animal torture". Establishes that the following is not "animal torture": (i) tail docking performed by an Illinois licensed veterinarian for a medical reason (now, just "tail docking") or (ii) ear cropping performed by an Illinois licensed veterinarian for a medical reason (now, just "ear cropping"). Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces a provision which provides that animal torture does not include tail docking performed by an Illinois licensed veterinarian for a medical reason or ear cropping performed by an Illinois licensed veterinarian with a provision which provides that animal torture does not include tail docking performed on any dog by an Illinois licensed veterinarian for a medical reason, ear cropping performed on any dog by an Illinois licensed veterinarian for a medical reason, or tail docking or ear cropping other animals.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2

	Deletes reference to:
	510 ILCS 70/3.03

	Adds reference to:
	510 ILCS 70/1	from Ch. 8, par. 701

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
1/30/2009	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
1/30/2009	Senate	First Reading
1/30/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/4/2009	Senate	Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation
2/17/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
2/17/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2/18/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
2/19/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation
2/19/2009	Senate	Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation
2/25/2009	Senate	Held in Agriculture and Conservation
3/5/2009	Senate	Held in Agriculture and Conservation
3/10/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
3/10/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
3/10/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
3/10/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/10/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
3/11/2009	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 006-004-000
3/11/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
3/30/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
3/31/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Held in Agriculture and Conservation
4/3/2009	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009
8/15/2009	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
8/15/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b).