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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1486         </title>
<shortdesc>ANIMALS-POLICE AND SERVICE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Tony McCombie-Jonathan Carroll-Tom Weber, Michael Halpin and Terra Costa Howard</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>510 ILCS 70/4.04</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 8, par. 704.04</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that a person who willfully or maliciously tortures, mutilates, injures, disables, poisons, or kills any animal used by a law enforcement department or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the department or agency of when placed off duty, any service animal, any search and rescue dog, any law enforcement, service, or search and rescue animal in training, or any accelerant detection canine used by a fire officer for arson investigations in the performance of his or her functions or while off duty, if the animal is not killed or totally disabled, the person is guilty of a Class 3 felony, and if the animal is killed or totally disabled, the person is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Provides that a person who kills or severely injures any animal used by a law enforcement department or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the department or agency of when placed off duty, any service animal, any search and rescue dog, any law enforcement, service, or search and rescue animal in training, or any accelerant detection canine used by a fire officer for arson investigations in the performance of his or her functions or while off duty, while he or she is in the commission of a felony, is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Provides that if the offender is found guilty, the offender shall is responsible for any veterinarian bills for the animal that was injured and training costs for another animal, if the animal injured or killed is no longer able to be in service. Makes other changes.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony McCombie</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Sentencing, Penalities and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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