republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-4036.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ANIMAL WELFARE-ADPTN-MICROCHIP"
description: "Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Prohibits an animal shelter or animal control facility from adopting out any dog or cat that has not been microchipped or sterilized in a manner acceptable to the Department of Agriculture, unless the person wishing to adopt an animal prior to the performance of the required procedures has executed a written agreement promising to have the procedures performed within a specified period of time not to exceed 30 days. Provides that failure by an owner to meet the conditions of the written agreement shall result in forfeiture of the animal. Prohibits the release of any animal by an animal shelter or animal control facility to an individual representing an animal shelter, unless the recipient animal shelter has been licensed or has a foster care permit issued by the Department or the individual is a representative of a not-for-profit, out-of-State organization. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4036"
citation: "Illinois HB 4036 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-26"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eef3f095-97ec-45b1-ba23-d5392b6e417b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4036&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46884&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "ef9179ab9c19fe2ae4f077d973e0e967ff760bd7a46d4af06d50fb8e18bc096d"
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 HB 4036 (96th) — ANIMAL WELFARE-ADPTN-MICROCHIP

Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Prohibits an animal shelter or animal control facility from adopting out any dog or cat that has not been microchipped or sterilized in a manner acceptable to the Department of Agriculture, unless the person wishing to adopt an animal prior to the performance of the required procedures has executed a written agreement promising to have the procedures performed within a specified period of time not to exceed 30 days. Provides that failure by an owner to meet the conditions of the written agreement shall result in forfeiture of the animal. Prohibits the release of any animal by an animal shelter or animal control facility to an individual representing an animal shelter, unless the recipient animal shelter has been licensed or has a foster care permit issued by the Department or the individual is a representative of a not-for-profit, out-of-State organization. Effective immediately.

## 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=09600HB4036&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46884&DocNum=4036&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4036eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46884&DocNum=4036&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4036enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46884&DocNum=4036&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2009-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-04-29** Held in Agriculture and Conservation
- **2009-05-06** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 052-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0314 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eef3f095-97ec-45b1-ba23-d5392b6e417b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).