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type: "Bill"
title: "MASS ANIMAL MORTALITY EVENT"
description: "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\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1656"
citation: "Illinois SB 1656 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patrick J. Joyce", "Sonya M. Harper"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43152d2f-7aa7-459a-b976-77b7e38ae84a"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1656&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134291&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "0c47ce89e9964332a1b3d1fd53b6de11dd1b12129e010ad97b739cf7bb88c83b"
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 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](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1656.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1656eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1656sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1656sam002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1656enr.pdf)
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43152d2f-7aa7-459a-b976-77b7e38ae84a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).