---
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: "SB 3628"
citation: "Illinois SB 3628 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/add8f1c0-25de-43de-8ccf-8e4ea05d36ee"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3628&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51815&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "b3fa9513d8be70c33735779e5535ffc189ff95e7581c001682c33bac39927d02"
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 3628 (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=09600SB3628&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51815&DocNum=3628&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3628eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51815&DocNum=3628&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3628enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51815&DocNum=3628&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass Criminal Law; 005-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2010-03-11** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2010-04-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 3, 2010
- **2010-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2010-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-000-000
- **2010-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-27** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1343 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/add8f1c0-25de-43de-8ccf-8e4ea05d36ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).