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| Bill | CRIM CD-DOG FIGHTING-CHILD | Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalty for a parent, legal guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older who brings a person under 13 years of age to a dog fighting show, exhibition, program, or other activity from a Class 4 to a Class 3 felony for a first violation and from a Class 3 to a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony for a first violation and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation if the person conducts the dog fighting show within 1,000 feet of a school, public park, playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, day care home, group day care home, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Provides that a person who ties or attaches or fastens any live animal to any machine or device propelled by any power for the purpose of causing the animal to be pursued by a dog or dogs is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a first violation and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent violation, and may be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 3628 | Illinois SB 3628 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 40 | 3 | 2010-02-11 | 2010-07-27 | openstates | ocd-bill/add8f1c0-25de-43de-8ccf-8e4ea05d36ee | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3628&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51815&SessionID=76&GA=96 | b3fa9513d8be70c33735779e5535ffc189ff95e7581c001682c33bac39927d02 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 3628 (96th) — CRIM CD-DOG FIGHTING-CHILD
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalty for a parent, legal guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older who brings a person under 13 years of age to a dog fighting show, exhibition, program, or other activity from a Class 4 to a Class 3 felony for a first violation and from a Class 3 to a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony for a first violation and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation if the person conducts the dog fighting show within 1,000 feet of a school, public park, playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, day care home, group day care home, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Provides that a person who ties or attaches or fastens any live animal to any machine or device propelled by any power for the purpose of causing the animal to be pursued by a dog or dogs is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a first violation and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent violation, and may be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — 54–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2010-02-11 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
filing - 2010-02-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-02-11 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-02-24 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2010-03-04 Do Pass Criminal Law; 005-000-001
committee-passage - 2010-03-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- 2010-03-10 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-03-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2010
- 2010-03-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2010-03-11 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2010-03-11 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2010-03-11 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- 2010-03-11 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-03-11 Arrived in House
introduction - 2010-03-11 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- 2010-03-11 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-11 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-03-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- 2010-03-22 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2010-04-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
amendment-introduction - 2010-04-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2010-04-22 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-001-000
committee-passage - 2010-04-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-04-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2010-04-28 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-04-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-04-30 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- 2010-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 3, 2010
- 2010-05-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
filing - 2010-05-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-05-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2010-05-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-000-000
- 2010-05-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
- 2010-05-04 Passed Both Houses
- 2010-06-02 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2010-07-27 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2010-07-27 Effective Date January 1, 2011
- 2010-07-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1343
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/add8f1c0-25de-43de-8ccf-8e4ea05d36ee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).