AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Owners of animals in RISPCA custody to pay for animal's care or animal may be forfeited.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Mar 1, 2022
Signed Jun 30, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
May 17, 2022
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 30, 2022
Signed into law
06/30/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/23/2022 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
lower
Jun 22, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/22/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
legislature
May 18, 2022
Committee
05/18/2022 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
May 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
05/17/2022 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
upper
May 11, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/11/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 27, 2022
Committee
04/27/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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