HUMANE CARE ANIMALS-SERV ANIM Senate SponsorsSen. Erica Harriss, Terri Bryant, Sally J. Turner, Jason Plummer and Donald P. DeWitte 2/6/2025SenateReferred to Assignments 510 ILCS 70/4.04from Ch. 8, par. 704.04Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that a person convicted of willfully or maliciously torturing, mutilating, injuring, disabling, poisoning, or killing (i) any animal used by a law enforcement department or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the department or agency or when placed in confinement off duty, (ii) any service animal, (iii) any search and rescue dog, (iv) any law enforcement, service, or search and rescue animal in training, or (v) any accelerant detection canine used by a fire officer for arson investigations in the performance of his or her functions or while off duty is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony if the animal is not killed or totally disabled; if the animal is killed or totally disabled, the person is guilty of a Class 2 (rather than a Class 3) felony. 2/6/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Erica Harriss 2/6/2025SenateFirst Reading 2/6/2025SenateReferred to Assignments 3/14/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant 3/17/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner 3/18/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer 3/20/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte