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Bill MASS ANIMAL MORTALITY EVENT Amends the Illinois Dead Animal Disposal Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Animal Mortality Act (and amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to make a corresponding change). Provides that the Director of Agriculture may declare a mass animal mortality event. Provides that the Director shall notify the Illinois Emergency Management Agency of the declaration no later than 24 hours following the declaration. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall create and file with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency a mass animal mortality event plan. Provides that following the Director's declaration of a mass animal mortality event, the Department shall implement the most recent mass animal mortality event plan on file with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Adds definitions for "mass animal mortality event", "director", "dead animal", and "operator". us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 102nd SB 1656 Illinois SB 1656 (102nd)
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Illinois SB 1656 (102nd) — MASS ANIMAL MORTALITY EVENT

Amends the Illinois Dead Animal Disposal Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Animal Mortality Act (and amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to make a corresponding change). Provides that the Director of Agriculture may declare a mass animal mortality event. Provides that the Director shall notify the Illinois Emergency Management Agency of the declaration no later than 24 hours following the declaration. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall create and file with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency a mass animal mortality event plan. Provides that following the Director's declaration of a mass animal mortality event, the Department shall implement the most recent mass animal mortality event plan on file with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Adds definitions for "mass animal mortality event", "director", "dead animal", and "operator".

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. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1120 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Patrick J. Joyce — primary (person)
  • Sonya M. Harper — primary (person)
  • Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
  • Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan Caulkins — cosponsor (person)
  • Darren Bailey — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-26 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce filing
  • 2021-02-26 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-02-26 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-03-09 Assigned to Agriculture referral-committee
  • 2021-03-17 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Darren Bailey
  • 2021-03-19 Postponed - Agriculture
  • 2021-03-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce amendment-introduction
  • 2021-03-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-03-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
  • 2021-03-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Agriculture
  • 2021-03-25 Postponed - Agriculture
  • 2021-04-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce amendment-introduction
  • 2021-04-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-04-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
  • 2021-04-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2021-04-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2021-04-15 Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2021
  • 2021-04-20 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2021-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
  • 2021-04-23 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-04-26 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2021-04-26 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  • 2021-04-27 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-04-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-04 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-11 Do Pass / Consent Calendar Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-05-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
  • 2021-05-13 Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
  • 2021-05-13 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
  • 2021-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
  • 2021-05-21 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day reading-3
  • 2021-05-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
  • 2021-05-25 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2021-05-26 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
  • 2021-05-26 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 112-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-05-26 Passed Both Houses
  • 2021-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-07-30 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2021-07-30 Effective Date January 1, 2022
  • 2021-07-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0216 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/43152d2f-7aa7-459a-b976-77b7e38ae84a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).