AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DISPOSITION OF RESEARCH ANIMALS (Requires educational institutions using dogs or cats for medical research to make animals no longer useful for research available for adoption.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Jun 19, 2018
Signed Jul 2, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2018
How they voted
66–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 71
Jun 22, 2018
D
Democratic60
91% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 2, 2018
Signed into law
07/02/2018 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/22/2018 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 22, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (66-0-5)
senate
Jun 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 20, 2018
Committee
06/20/2018 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
Jun 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2018 Senate read and passed
legislature
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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