Legislation

Requiring an animal shelter to establish a written veterinary care protocol for dogs and cats, on or before January 1, 2017, that is consistent with the guidelines in the Association of Shelter Veterinarians' Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters; authorizing an animal shelter to disregard its written veterinary care protocol for a dog or cat that is deemed to be too vicious or dangerous to permit safe handling; requiring an animal shelter to make its written veterinary care protocol available to the public; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2016 Legislative Date 2/01/2016 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2016 Legislative Date 2/03/2016 Action Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2016 Legislative Date 2/15/2016 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2016 Legislative Date 2/15/2016 Action Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2016 Legislative Date 3/14/2016 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2016 Legislative Date 3/12/2016 Action Favorable with Amendments {790415/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 44
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2016 Legislative Date 3/12/2016 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2016 Legislative Date 3/13/2016 Action Third Reading Passed (132-5) Proceedings 45
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2016 Legislative Date 3/17/2016 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 46
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2016 Legislative Date 3/17/2016 Action Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2016 Legislative Date 4/05/2016 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2016 Legislative Date 3/31/2016 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 60
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2016 Legislative Date 3/31/2016 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 60
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2016 Legislative Date 4/01/2016 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 61A
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2016 Legislative Date 4/01/2016 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 64
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/26/2016 Legislative Date 4/26/2016 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 267 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/29/2016	2/01/2016	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	2/03/2016	2/03/2016	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/15/2016	2/15/2016	Hearing cancelled
House	2/15/2016	2/15/2016	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/10/2016	3/14/2016	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/15/2016	3/12/2016	Favorable with Amendments {790415/1 Report Adopted	44
House	3/15/2016	3/12/2016	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44
House	3/16/2016	3/13/2016	Third Reading Passed (132-5)	45
Senate	3/17/2016	3/17/2016	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	46
Senate	3/17/2016	3/17/2016	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	4/04/2016	4/05/2016	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/06/2016	3/31/2016	Favorable Report Adopted	60
Senate	4/06/2016	3/31/2016	Second Reading Passed	60
Senate	4/07/2016	4/01/2016	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	61A
House	4/07/2016	4/01/2016	Returned Passed	64
Post Passage	4/26/2016	4/26/2016	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 267

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
3/15/2016	Amendments House - (Environment and Transportation) {790415/01 Adopted
2/02/2016	Text - First - Agriculture - Animal Shelters - Uniform Standards of Operation and Care (Animal Shelters Standards Act of 2016)
3/15/2016	Text - Third - Agriculture - Animal Shelters - Uniform Standards of Operation and Care (Animal Shelters Standards Act of 2016)
5/18/2016	Text - Chapter - Agriculture - Animal Shelters - Uniform Standards of Operation and Care (Animal Shelters Standards Act of 2016)
3/11/2016	Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation
4/04/2016	Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
3/13/2016	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (132-5) - 03/13/16
4/01/2016	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) - 04/01/16

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