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type: "Bill"
title: "IMPOUNDMENT-LARGE ANIMALS"
description: "Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides for the on-site impoundment of horses and other large domesticated animals by an animal control facility in cases where the animals are being hoarded. Provides that the animal control facility may provide care for the animals at the site pursuant to a court order. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1735"
citation: "Illinois SB 1735 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb2c14d7-4f94-4ff1-bcf7-c5bc785d2ea7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1735&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88483&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "7e67c6add5a4899225f2811f55a37e1ca4130be46fcbe8e91ebadb4f1808a5ae"
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 SB 1735 (99th) — IMPOUNDMENT-LARGE ANIMALS
Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides for the on-site impoundment of horses and other large domesticated animals by an animal control facility in cases where the animals are being hoarded. Provides that the animal control facility may provide care for the animals at the site pursuant to a court order. Effective immediately.
## 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=09900SB1735&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88483&DocNum=1735&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1735eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88483&DocNum=1735&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1735enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88483&DocNum=1735&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **520** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Agriculture; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 006-000-000
- **2015-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-07** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0321 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb2c14d7-4f94-4ff1-bcf7-c5bc785d2ea7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).