Illinois House Bill 1533

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 16 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-12 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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.

ANIMALS-BAN DECLAWING CATS

Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Jonathan Carroll [D]	Rep. Dagmara Avelar [D]
Rep. Aaron Ortiz [D]	Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D]	Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]	Rep. Anna Moeller [D]
Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]	Rep. Joyce Mason [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]
Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]

2023-03-16 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 67 N: 38 NV: 7 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-12	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2023-03-21	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-21	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-21	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-03-21	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2023-03-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-03-21	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-16	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-038-001
2023-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2023-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
2023-03-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2023-03-14	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
2023-03-14	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-14	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-07	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 005-003-000
2023-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 005-003-000
2023-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2023-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2023-03-06	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-06	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernández
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2023-02-10	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
2023-02-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2023-02-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
2023-02-06	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2023-02-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
2023-02-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2023-01-31	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-31	House	First Reading
2023-01-27	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernández

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
510	5	3.10	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1533&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1533.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1533eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1533ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB1533_03162023_002000T.pdf