SB 2985 Hawaii Senate · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO VETERINARIANS.

Summary

Provides veterinarians who provide emergency care to an animal immunity from civil liability in the absence of gross negligence. Provides veterinarians who render emergency treatment when there is no veterinarian-client-patient relationship, immunity from civil liability in the absence of gross negligence. Requires veterinarians to report to law enforcement events of animal injury, death, or abuse where there is reasonable cause to believe that it relates to dog fighting or animal abuse and gives veterinarians immunity from civil liability for making the reports. Effective 7/31/2150. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Mar 2020

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2020 Last action Mar 16, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 13, 2020

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1031-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.

lower

Mar 11, 2020

Lower · Passed

The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Cabanilla Arakawa, Onishi, Perruso, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cachola, Holt.

lower

Mar 9, 2020

Committee

Referred to AGR, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 36

lower

Mar 3, 2020

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 449) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 3, 2020

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 25, 2020

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, J.Keohokalole, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

upper

Feb 21, 2020

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-25-20 12:15PM in conference room 016.

upper

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

upper

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2845) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 13, 2020

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Nishihara, Ruderman, L. Thielen, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Feb 10, 2020

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-20 9:30AM in conference room 229.

upper

Jan 27, 2020

Committee

Referred to CPH, JDC.

upper

Jan 23, 2020

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors