---
type: "Bill"
title: "ANIMALS-RABIES OBSERVATION"
description: "Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that when the Administrator, or if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator receives information that any person has been bitten by an animal, the dog or other animal shall be confined under the observation at a clinic or hospital, a government-operated animal control facility, or a boarding facility with trained staff that can recognize the symptoms of rabies for a period of 10 days. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 6084"
citation: "Illinois HB 6084 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d11ffb3-078a-489b-8c96-231073c2396f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6084&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95614&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "d1e4aa46a53fe7196312799d2f3c571dd678e280d7e6b96b719303b6d40c52c8"
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 6084 (99th) — ANIMALS-RABIES OBSERVATION

Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that when the Administrator, or if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator receives information that any person has been bitten by an animal, the dog or other animal shall be confined under the observation at a clinic or hospital, a government-operated animal control facility, or a boarding facility with trained staff that can recognize the symptoms of rabies for a period of 10 days. 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=09900HB6084&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95614&DocNum=6084&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6084eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95614&DocNum=6084&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6084enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95614&DocNum=6084&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2016-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2016-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-05** Postponed - Agriculture
- **2016-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2016-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2016-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2016-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Agriculture
- **2016-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Agriculture
- **2016-05-12** Do Pass Agriculture; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2016
- **2016-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2016-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 007-000-000
- **2016-05-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Holmes `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 26, 2016
- **2016-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2016-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2016-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3
- **2016-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2016-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2016-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2016-05-31** House Concurs
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2016
- **2016-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0658 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d11ffb3-078a-489b-8c96-231073c2396f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).