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type: "Bill"
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title: "ANIMALS-PENALTIES-FIGHTING"
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description: "Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Increases criminal penalties for certain activities related to the use of animals, except dogs, for sport fighting. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases criminal penalties for certain activities related to dog fighting. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 69"
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citation: "Illinois HB 69 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 63
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-01-09"
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last_action: "2009-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bc7750e-6230-45bb-a2d3-e74d11526d0f"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=69&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40053&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "d1ae15b73bcf0c15de1ba00fcbd88f0ca3a82122277d596411a590cb02e9a57c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 69 (96th) — ANIMALS-PENALTIES-FIGHTING
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Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Increases criminal penalties for certain activities related to the use of animals, except dogs, for sport fighting. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases criminal penalties for certain activities related to dog fighting. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0069&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40053&DocNum=69&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0069eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40053&DocNum=69&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0069enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40053&DocNum=69&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Marlow H. Colvin — primary (person)
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- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-01-09** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin `filing`
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- **2009-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-01-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
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- **2009-01-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
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- **2009-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
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- **2009-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
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- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2009-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
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- **2009-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
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- **2009-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
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- **2009-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
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- **2009-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2009-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
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- **2009-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
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- **2009-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2009-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
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- **2009-02-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
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- **2009-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
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- **2009-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
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- **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
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- **2009-02-20** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
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- **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
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- **2009-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2009-03-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
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- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
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- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
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- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
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- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
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- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
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- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
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- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2009-03-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
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- **2009-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2009-03-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
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- **2009-04-30** To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Enhancements and Redundancy
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- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
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- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
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- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
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- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0226 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bc7750e-6230-45bb-a2d3-e74d11526d0f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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