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Bill	ANIMALS-DOGS-TETHERING	Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that certain requirements must be met in order for an owner to lawfully tether a dog outdoors. Creates certain exemptions from that requirement. Provides penalties for violations. Defines "tether".	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 83	Illinois HB 83 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	68	3	2013-01-08	2013-07-22	openstates	ocd-bill/11aeeee8-ba26-469a-be3f-376a0e85e45b	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=83&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=68433&SessionID=85&GA=98	a88d6e2a7b4ac838f0bde0d2df62c027130fa4f2c9c5286e2512503b297f4685	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 83 (98th) — ANIMALS-DOGS-TETHERING

Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that certain requirements must be met in order for an owner to lawfully tether a dog outdoors. Creates certain exemptions from that requirement. Provides penalties for violations. Defines "tether".

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Concurrence — 83–34 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 43–9 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 78–38 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Daniel J. Burke — primary (person)
• John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
• Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Connelly — cosponsor (person)
• Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-01-08 Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke filing
• 2013-01-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-01-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-01-30 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2013-02-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke amendment-introduction
• 2013-02-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-02-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
• 2013-02-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2013-02-20 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-02-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-02-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2013-02-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2013-03-13 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-13 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-14 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
• 2013-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2013-04-01 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke amendment-introduction
• 2013-04-01 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
• 2013-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
• 2013-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2013-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
• 2013-04-15 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Daniel J. Burke
• 2013-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Rep. Daniel J. Burke
• 2013-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-04-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-038-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-04-16 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 reading-1
• 2013-04-23 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2013-04-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-23 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-23 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2013-04-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
• 2013-04-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes amendment-introduction
• 2013-04-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
• 2013-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2013-05-01 Do Pass as Amended Executive; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
• 2013-05-07 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
• 2013-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
• 2013-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
• 2013-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
• 2013-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 043-009-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-15 Arrived in House introduction
• 2013-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2013-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Daniel J. Burke
• 2013-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-05-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2013-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 010-000-000
• 2013-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 083-034-000
• 2013-05-28 House Concurs
• 2013-05-28 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-07-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-07-22 Effective Date January 1, 2014
• 2013-07-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0101 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/11aeeee8-ba26-469a-be3f-376a0e85e45b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).