ANIMAL ADOPTION-FEE WAIVER
Summary
Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides that an animal shelter or animal control facility may (rather than shall) waive the adoption fee for a dog or cat if the person adopting the dog or cat is a veteran and meets specified criteria.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Apr 17, 2024
Signed Jul 19, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2024
How they voted
108–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 117
Apr 16, 2024
D
Democratic77
93% Yea
R
Republican40
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Jul 19, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
lower
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Agriculture; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Harry Benton
DDemocratic
P
Meg Loughran Cappel
DDemocratic
Co
Sonya Harper
DDemocratic
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