---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-DOG FIGHTING-CHILD"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalty for a parent, legal guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older who brings a person under 13 years of age to a dog fighting show, exhibition, program, or other activity from a Class 4 to a Class 3 felony for a first violation and from a Class 3 to a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony for a first violation and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation if the person conducts the dog fighting show within 1,000 feet of a school, public park, playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, day care home, group day care home, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Provides that a person who ties or attaches or fastens any live animal to any machine or device propelled by any power for the purpose of causing the animal to be pursued by a dog or dogs is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a first violation and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent violation, and may be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5790"
citation: "Illinois HB 5790 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-10"
last_action: "2010-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8c6d592-039f-47b9-bfe8-11e58ae5cdb5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5790&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=51313&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "951302477cb2e0334aed78451a876cffae7ede7ac9cd409d3203614046a6b1ba"
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 5790 (96th) — CRIM CD-DOG FIGHTING-CHILD

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalty for a parent, legal guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older who brings a person under 13 years of age to a dog fighting show, exhibition, program, or other activity from a Class 4 to a Class 3 felony for a first violation and from a Class 3 to a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony for a first violation and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation if the person conducts the dog fighting show within 1,000 feet of a school, public park, playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, day care home, group day care home, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Provides that a person who ties or attaches or fastens any live animal to any machine or device propelled by any power for the purpose of causing the animal to be pursued by a dog or dogs is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a first violation and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent violation, and may be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000.

## 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=09600HB5790&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51313&DocNum=5790&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5790eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51313&DocNum=5790&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5790enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51313&DocNum=5790&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **102–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — primary (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough `filing`
- **2010-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-04** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 001-002-000; LOST `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2010-03-08** Re-assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-09** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-03-09** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2010-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2010-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2010-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2010-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2010-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2010-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2010-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2010-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2010-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2010-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2010-03-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-012-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2010-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2010-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 18, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2010-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1091 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8c6d592-039f-47b9-bfe8-11e58ae5cdb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).