SB 609 Hawaii Senate · 2021 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 events of animal injury, death, or abuse to law enforcement where there is reasonable cause to believe that it relates to dog fighting or animal abuse and gives veterinarians immunity for civil liability for making the reports.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Last action Feb 10, 2021

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Committee

Feb 10, 2021

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

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Feb 10, 2021

Committee

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 115) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

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Feb 5, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chang, Misalucha, Nishihara, Riviere, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Feb 1, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-21 9:30AM in conference room 229.

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Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to CPN, JDC.

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Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Introduced.

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7 primary · 0 co-sponsors