Update 2/23/11: HB 1080 will be heard in committee on March 1 at 2 PM.
Illinois state law currently prohibits municipalities from passing breed-specific laws. HB 1080 would undo this prohibition and permit any municipality to declare dogs dangerous based on breed.
HB 1080 will be heard by the Agriculture & Conservation Committee on February 22, 2011. Residents, please attend the committee meeting on Tuesday, February 22, and express your opposition to House Bill 1080.
When: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
Where: Room 122B, Illinois State Capitol Building, Springfield, Illinois
Contact info for committee members:
http://www.ilga.gov/house/committees/members.asp?CommitteeID=922&GA=97
Lisa M. Dugan, (217) 782-5981, FAX (217) 558-4553
Patrick J. Verschoore, (217) 782-5970, FAX (217) 558-1253
Jim Sacia, JimSacia@aeroinc.net
Kelly Burke, (217) 782-0515, FAX (217) 789-4899
Mary E. Flowers, flowersme@ilga.gov
Brandon W. Phelps, bphelps@yourclearwave.com
Dan Reitz, repreitz@egyptian.net
Jason Barickman, jason@jasonbarickman.org
John D. Cavaletto, (217) 782-0066, FAX (217) 782-1336
Norine Hammond, (217) 782-0416
Chad Hays, (217) 782-4811
Jack McGuire, jmcguire86@sbcglobal.net
Donald L. Moffitt, moffitt@grics.net
Wayne Rosenthal, (217) 782-8071
All alerts for Illinois HB 1080: http://stopbsl.com/?s=%22hb+1080%22
The bill may be read and tracked here: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1080&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=56892&SessionID=84&GA=97
Fred M. Kray
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