republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-168.md

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Bill	ANIMALS-FORFEITURE	Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that in addition to any other penalty, the court may order that a person and persons dwelling in the same household may not own, harbor, or have custody or control of any other animal if the person has been convicted of 2 or more of the following offenses: (1) a violation of aggravated cruelty; (2) a violation of animals for entertainment; or (3) a violation of dog fighting.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	HB 168	Illinois HB 168 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Daniel Didech Linda Holmes	3	38	2	2021-01-19	2021-07-23	openstates	ocd-bill/bca14fc8-e3e2-4c78-ab9d-9951633e2f00	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=168&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128010&SessionID=110&GA=102	19512ff95b0891a5ae4e7866917044f940ecc110b0fb75564bc89cc23571094e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 168 (102nd) — ANIMALS-FORFEITURE

Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that in addition to any other penalty, the court may order that a person and persons dwelling in the same household may not own, harbor, or have custody or control of any other animal if the person has been convicted of 2 or more of the following offenses: (1) a violation of aggravated cruelty; (2) a violation of animals for entertainment; or (3) a violation of dog fighting.

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 — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Daniel Didech — primary (person)
• Linda Holmes — primary (person)
• Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
• Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
• Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
• Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
• Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
• Steve McClure — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-19 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech filing
• 2021-01-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-01-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
• 2021-02-23 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
• 2021-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
• 2021-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
• 2021-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2021-03-09 Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
• 2021-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
• 2021-03-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
• 2021-04-13 Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2021-04-13 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2021-04-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2021-04-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
• 2021-04-16 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-19 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2021-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-20 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2021-04-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-04-28 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2021-05-05 Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2021
• 2021-05-05 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
• 2021-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2021
• 2021-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
• 2021-05-26 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2021-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-27 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-07-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-07-23 Effective Date January 1, 2022
• 2021-07-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0114 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bca14fc8-e3e2-4c78-ab9d-9951633e2f00. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).