Bill Status of HB3845  93rd General Assembly

Short Description:  HORSE MEAT-HUMAN CONSUMPTION

House Sponsors
Rep. Robert S. Molaro - John A. Fritchey - Robert Rita - Sara Feigenholtz, Karen A. Yarbrough, Mary E. Flowers, Linda Chapa LaVia and David E. Miller

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 635/1.5 new
225 ILCS 635/14from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 253
410 ILCS 605/2.1from Ch. 8, par. 107.1
510 ILCS 75/2from Ch. 8, par. 229.52


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Horse Meat Act. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to (i) slaughter a horse, (ii) possess, import into or export from the State, or sell, buy, give away, hold, or accept any horse meat, or (iii) possess, import into or export from the State, or sell, buy, give away, hold, or accept any horse with the intent of slaughtering that horse if that person knows or should know that any of the horse meat will be used for human consumption. Amends the Animals Intended for Food Act and the Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act to make corresponding changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  10/3/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Robert S. Molaro
  10/23/2003HouseFirst Reading
  10/23/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  10/24/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
  10/29/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
  10/29/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  10/29/2003HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert Rita
  11/3/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
  11/4/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  11/5/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
  11/13/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die