CHAPTER NUMBER: 399
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Doory, Dembrow,
Montague, Arnick, Pitkin, Snodgrass, Klausmeier, Ports, and
Redmer
- Entitled:
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Damages for Injury to or Death of Pet
Increasing the measure of damages for tortious injuries to a pet to
include the reasonable cost of veterinary care that does not exceed
$5,000; and clarifying that damages may be recovered for the tortious
death of a pet.
House Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/16
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/18
- Third Reading Passed (132-1)
- 4/4
- Return Passed
- 5/13
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 399
Senate Action
- 3/19
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/24
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Hearing cancelled
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
- Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
- Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; HUNTING; TRAPPING; TURTLES
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
- VETERINARIANS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
11-110
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 232001/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 16, 1999 at:
10:48 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 18, 1999: Third Reading Passed (132-1)
- Senate
- April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
