---
type: "Bill"
title: "GUIDE DOG ACT-SEIZURE-ALERT"
description: "Amends the Guide Dog Access Act. Provides that persons with a seizure-alert or seizure-response dog may not be denied the right of entry to any public place of accommodation if the dog is wearing a harness and the person presents credentials for inspection issued by a school for training the seizure-alert or seizure-response dog. Amends the White Cane Law. Provides that a seizure-alert or seizure-response dog may accompany a person subject to epilepsy or other seizures disorders or a trainer to the listed places without having to pay an extra charge for the dog."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1366"
citation: "Illinois SB 1366 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a2e48ca-fe0e-498f-9db9-14b7a8f87a4a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1366&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4384&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "85ab1c3e6087ca64ff9fc305aef06d0a11c6f3b762f403583ff05d3454f94d51"
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 1366 (93rd) — GUIDE DOG ACT-SEIZURE-ALERT

Amends the Guide Dog Access Act. Provides that persons with a seizure-alert or seizure-response dog may not be denied the right of entry to any public place of accommodation if the dog is wearing a harness and the person presents credentials for inspection issued by a school for training the seizure-alert or seizure-response dog. Amends the White Cane Law. Provides that a seizure-alert or seizure-response dog may accompany a person subject to epilepsy or other seizures disorders or a trainer to the listed places without having to pay an extra charge for the dog.

## 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=09300SB1366&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4384&DocNum=1366&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1366eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4384&DocNum=1366&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1366enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4384&DocNum=1366&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Miguel del Valle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Miguel del Valle `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2003
- **2003-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2003-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-03-24** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2003-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-16** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
- **2003-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0532 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a2e48ca-fe0e-498f-9db9-14b7a8f87a4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).