Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/95th/hb-5076.md
T
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

106 lines
6.1 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "ANIMALS-EMERGENCY CARE"
description: "Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that any person, including a veterinarian, who in good faith provides emergency care or treatment without fee to an injured animal or an animal separated from its owner due to an emergency or a disaster is not liable for civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in providing or arranging further care or treatment, except for willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that the statute of limitations is 2 years for a violation of the Act (instead of cruelty to animals). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 5076"
citation: "Illinois HB 5076 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-13"
last_action: "2008-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42efc280-866a-4449-a68b-1460b313bb06"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5076&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36042&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "38ce8e0d917a350b35fac089d5af00ff193b3eb141e42ce84c479205175b96a5"
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 5076 (95th) — ANIMALS-EMERGENCY CARE
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that any person, including a veterinarian, who in good faith provides emergency care or treatment without fee to an injured animal or an animal separated from its owner due to an emergency or a disaster is not liable for civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in providing or arranging further care or treatment, except for willful or wanton misconduct. Provides that the statute of limitations is 2 years for a violation of the Act (instead of cruelty to animals). 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=09500HB5076&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36042&DocNum=5076&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5076eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36042&DocNum=5076&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5076enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36042&DocNum=5076&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Michael Noland — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2008-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2008-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2008-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2008-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2008-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2008-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2008-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2008-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-04-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2008-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2008-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 008-002-000
- **2008-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
- **2008-05-27** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2008-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2008-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2008
- **2008-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0868 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42efc280-866a-4449-a68b-1460b313bb06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).