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Bill	ELEPHANT PROHIB-TRAV PERFORM	Amends the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act. Provides a person shall not allow for the participation of an African elephant or Asian elephant protected under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 in a traveling animal act. Provides that the provision does not apply to an exhibition of elephants at a non-mobile, permanent institution, or facility. Provides that a person who violates the Section is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $500 or more than $10,000 for each violation. Defines "mobile or traveling housing facility", "performance", and "traveling animal act". Effective January 1, 2018.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	SB 1342	Illinois SB 1342 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	46	2	2017-02-09	2017-08-11	openstates	ocd-bill/be2c606e-1004-4fc2-a3ce-27b7869c66cc	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1342&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=103659&SessionID=91&GA=100	fa7cd9d20619e5ecb26a75d5930121fb5453f078086a555e4b296876f3ad6e5a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1342 (100th) — ELEPHANT PROHIB-TRAV PERFORM

Amends the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act. Provides a person shall not allow for the participation of an African elephant or Asian elephant protected under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 in a traveling animal act. Provides that the provision does not apply to an exhibition of elephants at a non-mobile, permanent institution, or facility. Provides that a person who violates the Section is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $500 or more than $10,000 for each violation. Defines "mobile or traveling housing facility", "performance", and "traveling animal act". Effective January 1, 2018.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 91–14 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
• Christine Winger — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Holmes — primary (person)
• Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
• Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
• Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
• Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
• Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes filing
• 2017-02-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-02-09 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-02-15 Assigned to Agriculture referral-committee
• 2017-02-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
• 2017-02-28 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
• 2017-03-02 Do Pass Agriculture; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2017
• 2017-03-07 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2017-03-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes amendment-introduction
• 2017-03-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-03-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
• 2017-03-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 010-000-000
• 2017-03-30 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes amendment-passage
• 2017-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2017
• 2017-04-26 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2017-04-26 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-04-26 Arrived in House introduction
• 2017-04-26 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
• 2017-04-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-26 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-04-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
• 2017-04-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2017-04-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2017-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2017-05-03 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee referral-committee
• 2017-05-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2017-05-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-005-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
• 2017-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2017-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
• 2017-05-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
• 2017-05-10 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Allen Skillicorn
• 2017-05-11 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-05-15 Removed from Short Debate Status
• 2017-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
• 2017-05-15 Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 091-014-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
• 2017-05-15 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-13 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-11 Effective Date January 1, 2018
• 2017-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0090 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/be2c606e-1004-4fc2-a3ce-27b7869c66cc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).