---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-FELONS-DOGS"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the prohibition on the possession of an unsterilized or vicious dog by a person convicted of specified felonies applies to a person convicted of felony dog fighting."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 934"
citation: "Illinois HB 934 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-10"
last_action: "2009-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/807e6fd0-6058-4fdf-936a-630642004a73"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=934&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42507&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "eecb0da2bcda0f1806e8e236fe27a8d75467b903e22b06d08ba63b2c62903805"
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 934 (96th) — CRIM CD-FELONS-DOGS

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the prohibition on the possession of an unsterilized or vicious dog by a person convicted of specified felonies applies to a person convicted of felony dog fighting.

## 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=09600HB0934&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42507&DocNum=934&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0934eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42507&DocNum=934&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0934enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42507&DocNum=934&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Boland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland `filing`
- **2009-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2009-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2009-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Enhancements and Redundancy
- **2009-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0185 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/807e6fd0-6058-4fdf-936a-630642004a73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).