AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Summary
Provides that the trapping and subsequent release of any unowned feral or free roaming cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering of the cat would not be considered abandonment.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2024
Last action May 13, 2024
Floor votes · House May 7, 2024
How they voted
69–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 74
May 7, 2024
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 13, 2024
Committee
05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
05/07/2024 House read and passed
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
02/01/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 5, 2024
Introduced
01/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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