ANIMAL-STRAY DOG REPORTING Senate SponsorsSen. Sara Feigenholtz House Sponsors(Rep. Diane Pappas) 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die 510 ILCS 5/9.1 newAmends the Animal Control Act. Provides that any individual who decides to harbor or hold in his or her possession any lost or stray dog of which he or she is not the owner shall, within 48 hours of taking possession of the dog, report to the police station and animal control facility nearest to the place where the dog was found. Provides that, in the report to the police station and animal control facility, the individual shall include all relevant information, including, but not limited to, where the dog was found, the name or any other information or identification tags found on the dog, tattoos, color, age, size, and pedigree of the animal and the individual's name and address. Provides that the individual shall arrange for the dog to be scanned for the presence of a microchip by an animal control facility, animal shelter, veterinarian's office, or any other establishment with a working microchip scanner, and that the animal control facility, animal shelter, or veterinarian's office must maintain a record of scanning the dog for a microchip. Provides that the failure to report a lost or stray dog within 48 hours of taking possession of the dog shall be punished by a fine of no less than $50 and no more than $500.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that any individual who decides to hold in his or her possession any lost or stray dog of which he or she is not the owner shall, within 48 hours of taking possession of the lost or stray dog shall make every reasonable attempt to contact the owner as soon as possible and relinquish the dog to the owner within a reasonable amount of time after making contact (in the introduced bill, make every reasonable attempt to contact the owner as soon as possible, and return the dog if the owner is found). Changes reference from pedigree to gender. Defines "hold". Makes technical changes. 2/15/2019SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe 2/15/2019SenateFirst Reading 2/15/2019SenateReferred to Assignments 2/27/2019SenateAssigned to Agriculture 3/7/2019SenateDo Pass Agriculture; 011-000-000 3/7/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2019 3/13/2019SenateSecond Reading 3/13/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2019 3/18/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe 3/18/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/19/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture 3/21/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 009-000-000 3/26/2019SenateRecalled to Second Reading 3/26/2019SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Mulroe 3/26/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 3/28/2019SenateThird Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 3/28/2019HouseArrived in House 3/28/2019HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 3/28/2019HouseFirst Reading 3/28/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/9/2019HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee 4/25/2019HouseTo Commercial Law Subcommittee 5/7/2019HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Diane Pappas 5/8/2019HouseRecommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 004-003-000 5/8/2019HouseReported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee; 5/10/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 6/21/2019SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton 1/20/2020SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon 2/26/2020SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Sara Feigenholtz 3/17/2020HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee 6/23/2020HouseRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die