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type: "Bill"
title: "ANIMALS-DOGS-TETHERING"
description: "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\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 83"
citation: "Illinois HB 83 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 68
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-01-08"
last_action: "2013-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11aeeee8-ba26-469a-be3f-376a0e85e45b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=83&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=68433&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "a88d6e2a7b4ac838f0bde0d2df62c027130fa4f2c9c5286e2512503b297f4685"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0083&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68433&DocNum=83&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0083eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68433&DocNum=83&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0083enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68433&DocNum=83&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **8334** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **439** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7838** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11aeeee8-ba26-469a-be3f-376a0e85e45b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).