---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMPANION ANIMAL-FORFEITURE"
description: "Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Adds specified offenses of the Humane Care for Animals Act for which law enforcement making an arrest may take possession of a companion animal. Adds specified offenses of the Act for which a court may order the forfeiture of an animal. Provides that upon a violation (rather than conviction) of specified offenses, the court may order the person in violation to forfeit the animal or animals that are the basis of the violation. Provides that a court may order that the person in violation and certain persons in the person's household may not own, possess, harbor, or have custody or control of any other animals for a reasonable period of time, including permanent relinquishment. Provides that a person who violates such a prohibition is subject to immediate forfeiture of any animal and subject to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, a fine of not more than $2,500, or both. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 1499"
citation: "Illinois SB 1499 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karina Villa", "Maura Hirschauer"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 53
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf7aa69a-5e52-415d-aee4-0a266758b433"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1499&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=146229&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "542ed5a74e6e7e55245d57b6f4539d1703c9e35f66b955201272a367ad79f701"
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 SB 1499 (103rd) — COMPANION ANIMAL-FORFEITURE

Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Adds specified offenses of the Humane Care for Animals Act for which law enforcement making an arrest may take possession of a companion animal. Adds specified offenses of the Act for which a court may order the forfeiture of an animal. Provides that upon a violation (rather than conviction) of specified offenses, the court may order the person in violation to forfeit the animal or animals that are the basis of the violation. Provides that a court may order that the person in violation and certain persons in the person's household may not own, possess, harbor, or have custody or control of any other animals for a reasonable period of time, including permanent relinquishment. Provides that a person who violates such a prohibition is subject to immediate forfeiture of any animal and subject to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, a fine of not more than $2,500, or both. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1499.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1499eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1499ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1499sam001.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1499sam002.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1499enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety, Amendment 2 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **99–12** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety, Amendment 1 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading, Amendment 1 — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety — **9–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karina Villa — primary (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — primary (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa `filing`
- **2023-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-02-16** Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** Postponed - Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
- **2023-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
- **2023-03-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
- **2023-03-23** Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-001-000
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2023
- **2023-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
- **2023-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-000-000
- **2023-03-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Villa `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2023-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2023-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2023-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2023-05-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 011-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-10** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-012-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2023-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 15, 2023
- **2023-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Karina Villa `filing`
- **2023-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
- **2023-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-000-000
- **2023-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2023-05-19** Senate Concurs
- **2023-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2023
- **2023-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0490 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf7aa69a-5e52-415d-aee4-0a266758b433`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).