GA96SB53 96 SB 53 LICENSING - DOG BREEDER Creates the Dog Breeder License Act. Provides for the licensure of dog breeders with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation beginning 6 months after the effective date of the Act. Sets forth powers and duties of the Department, licensure requirements, grounds for discipline, civil and criminal penalties for violation of the Act, and administrative procedure. Includes provisions concerning exemption from the Act. Provides that the Act does not limit the power of a unit of local government from regulating or licensing the practice of dog breeding in a stricter manner. Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides that pet shop operators must publicly disclose certain information regarding dogs for sale. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to provide that a licensee who intentionally makes false or misleading statements in connection with the disclosures required by the Dog Breeder License Act and the Animal Welfare Act are violations of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date of January 1, 2020 for the new Act. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=53&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40291&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-08-15 00:00:00 Senate Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 1 30 SCOA 2009-08-15 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b). 0 31 SCOA 2009-03-31 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 0 29 SLIC 2009-03-18 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities 0 28 SLIC 2009-03-12 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009 0 25 2009-03-16 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski 0 26 2009-03-16 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 0 27 SCOA 2009-03-11 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 0 23 2009-03-12 00:00:00 Senate Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 006-003-000 0 24 SLIC 2009-03-10 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 0 21 SCOA 2009-03-10 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities 0 22 SLIC 2009-03-10 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski 0 20 2009-02-25 00:00:00 Senate Sponsor Removed Sen. Chris Lauzen 0 19 2009-02-19 00:00:00 Senate Sponsor Removed Sen. Gary G. Dahl 0 18 2009-02-10 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin 0 17 2009-02-10 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson 0 16 2009-02-10 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl 0 15 2009-02-04 00:00:00 Senate Assigned to Licensed Activities 0 14 SLIC 2009-02-04 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen 0 13 2009-02-04 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler 0 12 2009-02-04 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard 0 11 2009-02-04 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado 0 10 2009-02-04 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty 0 9 2009-02-03 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 0 8 2009-02-03 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes 0 7 2009-02-03 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 0 6 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link 0 4 2009-02-03 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans 0 5 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 0 3 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski 0 0 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate Referred to Assignments 0 2 SCOA 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate First Reading 1 1 DanCronin Senate Co-Sponsor ToiWHutchinson Senate Co-Sponsor DavidKoehler Senate Co-Sponsor KirkWDillard Senate Co-Sponsor WilliamDelgado Senate Co-Sponsor MMaggieCrotty Senate Co-Sponsor PamelaJAlthoff Senate Co-Sponsor HeatherSteans Senate Co-Sponsor JacquelineYCollins Senate Chief Co-Sponsor IraISilverstein Senate Co-Sponsor TerryLink Senate Co-Sponsor DanKotowski Senate Chief Sponsor LindaHolmes Senate Chief Co-Sponsor