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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2991         </title>
<shortdesc>LION MEAT ACT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Luis Arroyo</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Creates the Lion Meat Act. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to slaughter a lion or for any person to possess, breed, import or export from this State, buy, or sell lions for the purpose of slaughter. Provides that it is unlawful to commercialize lion meat. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to adopt and enforce any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act. Provides that whoever violates any provision of the Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/26/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Luis Arroyo</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Standard Debate Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee;  010-007-000</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/12/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/12/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/29/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2013</action>
<statusdate>4/29/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Approved for Consideration Rules Committee;  004-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/29/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion - Move to Previous Question Rep. Dan Brady</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2013</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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