A new law sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57) that was introduced with the purpose of creating the Assistance and Service Animal Integrity Act will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
The legislation was introduced in bill HB3671 on Feb. 15, when Rep. André Thapedi (D-32) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "create the Assistance and Service Animal Integrity Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 9 and it arrived in the House on May 22, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 30. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 23. The law is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
Illinois legislature enacts laws through bills that can be introduced in either the state House of Representatives or the state Senate. Either chamber of the legislature can reject or amend a bill before it becomes law. Legislators sometimes sponsor "shell bills" devoid of substantive provisions, introduced with the intention of being amended later to include actual legislation.
The following table shows the full history of actions on HB3671.
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi
Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
To Commercial Law Subcommittee
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 007-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-001
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
Do Pass Agriculture; 010-000-001
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2019
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2019
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 008-000-001
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Villivalam
Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-001
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. André Thapedi
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0518
Effective Date January 1, 2020
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