2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

SB2091: HUMANE CARE ANIMALS-SERV ANIM

Legislative Summary

Amends 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.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Erica Harriss
Senate
2/6/2025
First Reading
Senate
2/6/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
3/14/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
Senate
3/17/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
Senate
3/18/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
Senate
3/20/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Assignments(Senate)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/6/20257.8 KB