Legislation

Title: Civil Actions - Tortious Injury or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law)
Sponsored by: Delegate Kipke
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Increasing from $10,000 to $15,000 the maximum amount of compensatory damages that may be awarded to an owner of a pet from a person who tortiously causes an injury to or death of the pet under certain circumstances.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0992 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2022

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2022 Legislative Date 2/10/2022 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Civil Actions - Tortious Injury or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2022 Legislative Date 2/14/2022 Action Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2022 Legislative Date 3/17/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2022 Legislative Date 3/10/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments {743928/1 Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2022 Legislative Date 3/10/2022 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Civil Actions - Tortious Injury or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2022 Legislative Date 3/12/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (125-4) Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/21/2022 Legislative Date 3/08/2022 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/10/2022	2/10/2022	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Civil Actions - Tortious Injury or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law)
House	2/14/2022	2/14/2022	Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2022	3/17/2022	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/17/2022	3/10/2022	Favorable with Amendments {743928/1 Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2022	3/10/2022	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Civil Actions - Tortious Injury or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law)
House	3/18/2022	3/12/2022	Third Reading Passed (125-4)	33 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/21/2022	3/08/2022	Referred Judicial Proceedings	48 Click to view Recorded Media

File Code

Subjects

Statutes