ANIMALS-BAN DECLAWING CATS House SponsorsRep. Barbara Hernández-Kelly M. Cassidy-Jonathan Carroll, Dagmara Avelar, Aarón M. Ortíz, Lilian Jiménez, Anne Stava-Murray, Anna Moeller, Kam Buckner and Joyce Mason Senate Sponsors(Sen. Sara Feigenholtz-Rachel Ventura and Adriane Johnson) 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 510 ILCS 5/3.10 new Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that a person shall not perform surgical claw removal, declawing, or a tendonectomy on any cat or otherwise alter a cat's toes, claws, or paws to prevent or impair the normal function of the cat's toes, claws, or paws, except for a therapeutic purpose. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall subject a person who violates the provisions to a civil penalty of $500 for a first violation, $1,000 for a second violation, and $2,500 for a third or subsequent violation.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:510 ILCS 5/3.10 newAdds reference to:510 ILCS 70/3.10 newReplaces everything after the enacting clause. 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. 1/27/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernández 1/31/2023HouseFirst Reading 1/31/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/3/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar 2/3/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed 2/6/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 2/7/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz 2/10/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez 2/10/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll 2/28/2023HouseAssigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 3/6/2023HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernández 3/6/2023HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/6/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray 3/7/2023HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 3/7/2023HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 005-003-000 3/7/2023HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 005-003-000 3/8/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/14/2023HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/14/2023HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/14/2023HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed 3/15/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller 3/15/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner 3/16/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason 3/16/2023HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-038-001 3/21/2023SenateArrive in Senate 3/21/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/21/2023SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz 3/21/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura 3/21/2023SenateFirst Reading 3/21/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 3/12/2024SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die