EPA-ANIMAL CREMATION
Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a deceased companion animal that is delivered to a provider of companion animal cremation services subject to the Companion Animal Cremation Act is not waste for the purposes of the Environmental Protection Act, and that providing companion animal cremation services at a location does not make that location a waste management facility for the purposes of the Environmental Protection Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Jul 2003
Introduced Apr 2, 2003
Signed Jul 10, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2003 · House May 28, 2003
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
May 15, 2003
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
12
Committee
14
Amendments
5
Jul 10, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 28, 2003
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 28, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
lower
May 21, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
lower
May 20, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 20, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Patricia R. Bellock; Motion # 1
lower
May 15, 2003
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 15, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 15, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0)
senate
Apr 30, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Environment & Energy; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 30, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 29, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
upper
Apr 29, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 29, 2003
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno
upper
Apr 16, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 5, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2003
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2003
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
lower
Jan 30, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Environment and Energy Committee; 011-000-001
lower
Jan 23, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Energy Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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