CS/HB 473: Animal Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Leek ; Brodeur ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Asencio ; Clemons ; Geller ; Gonzalez ; Gruters ; Henry ; Jenne ; Killebrew ; Massullo ; McClain ; Olszewski ; Payne ; Plasencia ; Santiago ; Silvers ; Slosberg
Animal Welfare; Requires certain entities taking in lost or stray dogs or cats to adopt written policies & procedures to ensure every them to owners; provides requirements for such policies & procedures; requires that specified records be available to public; designates portion of act "Ponce's Law"; revises classification of certain animal cruelty offenses; authorizes court to prohibit violators from owning animals.
Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/27/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/8/2017 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 43 |
| 11/29/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 12/06/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 12/6/2017 | House |
• Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 256 • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 256 |
| 1/9/2018 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 43 |
| 1/16/2018 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/18/18, 1:00 pm, Mashburn Hall |
| 1/18/2018 | House |
• Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 372 |
| 1/19/2018 | House |
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 372 |
| 1/23/2018 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/25/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 1/25/2018 | House |
• CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 440 |
| 1/26/2018 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c) • CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 437 |
| 1/29/2018 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 444 |
| 3/10/2018 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) |
