---
type: "Bill"
title: "ANIMALS-FORFEITURE"
description: "Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that in addition to any other penalty, the court may order that a person and persons dwelling in the same household may not own, harbor, or have custody or control of any other animal if the person has been convicted of 2 or more of the following offenses: (1) a violation of aggravated cruelty; (2) a violation of animals for entertainment; or (3) a violation of dog fighting."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 168"
citation: "Illinois HB 168 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Didech", "Linda Holmes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bca14fc8-e3e2-4c78-ab9d-9951633e2f00"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=168&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128010&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "19512ff95b0891a5ae4e7866917044f940ecc110b0fb75564bc89cc23571094e"
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 168 (102nd) — ANIMALS-FORFEITURE

Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that in addition to any other penalty, the court may order that a person and persons dwelling in the same household may not own, harbor, or have custody or control of any other animal if the person has been convicted of 2 or more of the following offenses: (1) a violation of aggravated cruelty; (2) a violation of animals for entertainment; or (3) a violation of dog fighting.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0168.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0168eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0168enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Didech — primary (person)
- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Steve McClure — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech `filing`
- **2021-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2021-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2021-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2021-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2021-03-09** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
- **2021-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2021-04-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2021-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2021
- **2021-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
- **2021-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2021
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0114 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bca14fc8-e3e2-4c78-ab9d-9951633e2f00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).