2023-2024 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
HB1533: ANIMALS-BAN DECLAWING CATS
Legislative Summary
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Deletes that these provisions do not apply to a person who performs a procedure solely for a therapeutic purpose. Provides that surgical claw removal, declawing, or a tendonectomy on any cat or otherwise altering a cat's toes, claws, or paws to prevent or impair the normal function of the cat's toes, claws, or paws may only be performed by a veterinarian licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 for therapeutic purposes for the cat. Effective 90 days after becoming law.
Bill History
1/27/2023
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernández
House of Representatives
1/31/2023
First Reading
House of Representatives
1/31/2023
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/3/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
House of Representatives
2/3/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
House of Representatives
2/6/2023
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
House of Representatives
2/7/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
House of Representatives
2/10/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
House of Representatives
2/10/2023
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernández
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 005-003-000
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 005-003-000
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-038-001
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
Arrive in Senate
Senate
3/21/2023
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Senate
3/21/2023
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
Senate
3/21/2023
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Senate
3/21/2023
First Reading
Senate
3/21/2023
Referred to Assignments
Senate
3/12/2024
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment 001
House Amendment 001
3/6/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading in House
3/16/2023
67
Yea
38
Nay
7
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/16/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Assignments(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 13
Primary Sponsor
Barbara Hernandez
Democrat