--- 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).