AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- TRADE IN FARMED ANIMAL FUR PRODUCTS
Summary
Prohibits a person to sell, offer for sale, display for sale or otherwise distribute a farmed animal fur product within the state and provides graduated civil penalties for violations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action May 23, 2025
Floor votes · House May 13, 2025
How they voted
61–10
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 75
May 13, 2025
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 23, 2025
Committee
05/23/2025 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
05/13/2025 House passed Sub A
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Legislature · Passed
04/29/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
03/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
02/12/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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