HERD DISTRICTS – Amends existing law to provide that the owner of certain livestock shall not be liable for damage caused by such livestock that stray from an open range to a herd district unless the district is enclosed by fences, cattle guards, or cattle gates.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Mar 21, 2023
Signed Apr 6, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2023 · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
23–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 32
Mar 30, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican26
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Apr 6, 2023
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 3, 2023 Session Law Chapter 261 Effective: 04/03/2023
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 64-5-1AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke,
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Concurred in Senate Amendments
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 26-8-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bearg(Rabe), Bernt, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Geddes(Harris), Grow, Guthrie, Hartgen, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Vick(Okuniewicz), Ward-Engelking, Winder, WintrowNAYS – Bjerke, Carlson, Foreman, Hart, Herndon, Lenney, Nichols, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – RicksFloor Sponsor - SchroederTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
Amendments reported printed
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Introduced
Amendments ordered printed
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed in the Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Agricultural Affairs
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 63-5-2AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pick
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Agricultural Affairs
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
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