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CS/HB 587: Nonnative Animals

GENERAL BILL by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee ; Beshears ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Jacobs ; Leek ; Nunez ; Raschein

Nonnative Animals; Requires FWCC to establish pilot program for eradication of certain invasive species & to submit report to Governor & Legislature; requires certain nonnative species to be implanted with passive integrated transponder before sale, resale, or offer for sale by pet dealers.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources (AEN)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/31/2017 House • Filed
2/9/2017 House • Referred to Natural Resources and Public Lands Subcommittee; Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 74
3/3/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources and Public Lands Subcommittee, 03/07/17, 4:00 pm, 12 HOB
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 74
• Favorable by Natural Resources and Public Lands Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 315
• Now in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 315
3/30/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/03/17, 11:30 am, Morris Hall
4/3/2017 House • CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 564
4/4/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 560
4/7/2017 House • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 601
4/17/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 04/19/17, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
4/19/2017 House • Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 746
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 746
4/20/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/17
4/25/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 836
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/26/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 877
• CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 877
4/26/2017 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations -SJ 487
• Received -SJ 487
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation