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type: "Bill"
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title: "ANIMAL CRUELTY-MINOR PRESENT"
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description: "Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that no person may knowingly beat, cruelly treat, torment, starve, overwork, or otherwise abuse any companion animal in the presence of a minor. Provides that any person convicted of this violation shall be subject to a fine of $250 and ordered to perform community service for not less than 200 hours, if community service is available in the jurisdiction, in addition to any other authorized penalties. Provides that, at the discretion of the court, a defendant convicted of this offense shall be liable for the cost of any counseling required for the minor."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "HB 3231"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3231 (99th)"
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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: 60
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2015-02-25"
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last_action: "2015-08-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0323805-cdba-42d4-a220-39bfe6878e2c"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3231&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89386&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "f723617f5e0bb66648683b92bc5abecf6094009926b38800d37b3673751bdc00"
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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 3231 (99th) — ANIMAL CRUELTY-MINOR PRESENT
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Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that no person may knowingly beat, cruelly treat, torment, starve, overwork, or otherwise abuse any companion animal in the presence of a minor. Provides that any person convicted of this violation shall be subject to a fine of $250 and ordered to perform community service for not less than 200 hours, if community service is available in the jurisdiction, in addition to any other authorized penalties. Provides that, at the discretion of the court, a defendant convicted of this offense shall be liable for the cost of any counseling required for the minor.
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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=09900HB3231&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89386&DocNum=3231&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3231eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89386&DocNum=3231&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3231enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89386&DocNum=3231&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Daniel J. Burke — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `filing`
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- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
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- **2015-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
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- **2015-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
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- **2015-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
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- **2015-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
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- **2015-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
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- **2015-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
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- **2015-03-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-03-25** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
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- **2015-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
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- **2015-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
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- **2015-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
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- **2015-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
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- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
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- **2015-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
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- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
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- **2015-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2015-04-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2015-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
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- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2015-05-06** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-06** To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
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- **2015-05-13** Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
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- **2015-05-13** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015
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- **2015-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Connelly `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
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- **2015-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
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- **2015-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-000-000
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- **2015-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2015-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Connelly `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2015-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Daniel J. Burke
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- **2015-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
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- **2015-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-000
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- **2015-05-31** House Concurs
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- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2016
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- **2015-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0357 `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/f0323805-cdba-42d4-a220-39bfe6878e2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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