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+type: "Bill"
+title: "ANIMALS-EMERGENCY CARE"
+description: "Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that any person, including a veterinarian, who in good faith provides emergency care or treatment without fee to an injured animal or an animal separated from its owner due to an emergency or a disaster is not liable for civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in providing or arranging further care or treatment, except for willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that the statute of limitations is 2 years for a violation of the Act (instead of cruelty to animals). Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "95th"
+identifier: "HB 5076"
+citation: "Illinois HB 5076 (95th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 45
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2008-02-13"
+last_action: "2008-08-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42efc280-866a-4449-a68b-1460b313bb06"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5076&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36042&SessionID=51&GA=95"
+source_hash: "38ce8e0d917a350b35fac089d5af00ff193b3eb141e42ce84c479205175b96a5"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 5076 (95th) — ANIMALS-EMERGENCY CARE
+
+Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that any person, including a veterinarian, who in good faith provides emergency care or treatment without fee to an injured animal or an animal separated from its owner due to an emergency or a disaster is not liable for civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in providing or arranging further care or treatment, except for willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that the statute of limitations is 2 years for a violation of the Act (instead of cruelty to animals). Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5076&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36042&DocNum=5076&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5076eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36042&DocNum=5076&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5076enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36042&DocNum=5076&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Michael Noland — cosponsor (person)
+- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2008-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
+- **2008-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2008-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
+- **2008-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
+- **2008-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
+- **2008-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
+- **2008-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2008-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2008-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
+- **2008-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
+- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
+- **2008-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2008-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
+- **2008-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2008-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2008-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
+- **2008-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2008-04-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2008-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
+- **2008-04-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
+- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-08** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
+- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
+- **2008-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
+- **2008-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
+- **2008-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
+- **2008-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 008-002-000
+- **2008-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
+- **2008-05-27** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2008-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Sen. John J. Cullerton
+- **2008-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
+- **2008-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2008-05-27** Passed Both Houses
+- **2008-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2008-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2008-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2008-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2008
+- **2008-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0868 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42efc280-866a-4449-a68b-1460b313bb06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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