FERAL CAT SPAY/NEUTER Senate SponsorsSen. Linda Holmes House Sponsors(Rep. Katie Stuart) 8/6/2021SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0329 510 ILCS 5/3.6 newAmends the Animal Control Act. Provides that in order to humanely reduce the feral cat population in the State, the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois may provide guidance for the operation of programs for trapping, neutering or spaying, vaccination and return or release of feral cats. Provides that no other State agency has any jurisdiction over feral cats.Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to:510 ILCS 5/3.6 newAdds reference to:510 ILCS 5/2.11c510 ILCS 5/3.5510 ILCS 5/9from Ch. 8, par. 359Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Deletes a provision concerning feral cat jurisdiction and sterilization. Replaces certain references to spaying or neutering animals to "sterilizing" those animals. 2/26/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes 2/26/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/26/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 3/9/2021SenateAssigned to Agriculture 3/16/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes 3/16/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/19/2021SenatePostponed - Agriculture 3/22/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes 3/22/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/23/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture 3/25/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture 3/29/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes 3/29/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments 4/7/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Agriculture 4/15/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Agriculture 4/15/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Agriculture 4/15/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted 4/15/2021SenateDo Pass as Amended Agriculture; 013-000-000 4/15/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2021 4/16/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 4/16/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 4/20/2021SenateSecond Reading 4/20/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021 4/23/2021SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 4/26/2021HouseArrived in House 4/26/2021HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart 4/27/2021HouseFirst Reading 4/27/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/4/2021HouseAssigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 5/11/2021HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 006-001-000 5/12/2021HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/25/2021HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/25/2021HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/27/2021HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 5/27/2021SenatePassed Both Houses 6/25/2021SenateSent to the Governor 8/6/2021SenateGovernor Approved 8/6/2021SenateEffective Date January 1, 2022 8/6/2021SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0329