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CS/SB 334: Severe Injuries Caused by Dogs

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Montford

Severe Injuries Caused by Dogs; Providing for discretionary quarantine or impoundment of dogs that cause severe injuries to humans; specifying responsibility for payment of boarding and other costs; revising a requirement for automatic euthanasia for certain dogs that cause severe injury to humans; authorizing local governments to adopt certain ordinances pertaining to dogs that have bitten or attacked persons or domestic animals, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 2/11/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2016-16) -SJ 359
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/22/2015 Senate • Filed
10/6/2015 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 27
11/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/01/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
12/1/2015 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 127
12/3/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Community Affairs -SJ 127
1/4/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
1/11/2016 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 126
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 27
• Now in Rules -SJ 126
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 112
1/15/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/20/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
1/20/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 238
1/21/2016 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 238
1/28/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/02/16
2/2/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 287
• Amendment(s) adopted (286628) -SJ 287
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 287
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/11/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 359
• Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 91 -SJ 359
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2016-16) -SJ 359