Bill Sponsors: IL HB1645 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits misrepresentation of a service animal when he or she knowingly represents, expressly or impliedly, that the animal is a service animal for the purpose of securing the rights and privileges afforded to a person with a disability accompanied by a service animal and the person knew or should have known that the animal is not a service animal. Provides that the refusal to answer questions from a law enforcement officer permitted under federal regulation creates a permissive inference that the animal is not a service animal and the law enforcement officer may require the person to remove the animal from the place of public accommodation. Misrepresentation of a service animal is a petty offense. Defines "service animal".
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-16 - Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer [HB1645 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-16 - Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer [HB1645 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Tom Demmer [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-090 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Daniel Didech [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-059 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Tony McCombie [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-089 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Bob Morgan [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-058 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Linda LaVia [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-083 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-014 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |