MUNICIPAL CONTROL-PIGEONS
Summary
Amends the Carrier, Racing, Hobby, and Show Pigeon Act of 1993. Provides that a county may prohibit or regulate the housing and keeping of any pigeons. Provides that a municipality may regulate, but not prohibit, the orderly keeping of carrier, racing, hobby, and show pigeons. Provides that a municipality may prohibit or regulate the housing and keeping of any pigeons other than carrier, racing, hobby, or show pigeons. (Now, the Act provides that neither a municipality located in a county with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants nor a county may enact an ordinance which prohibits the orderly keeping of carrier pigeons, hobby, or show pigeons, except that any municipality located within a county having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants may enact an ordinance to prohibit or regulate the orderly keeping of carrier, racing, hobby, or show pigeons.) Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Apr 2, 2009
Signed Aug 24, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2009 · House May 19, 2009
How they voted
56–2
Passed
Total votes 58
May 27, 2009
D
Democratic36
94% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Amendments
10
Aug 24, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 27, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 27, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-002-000
upper
May 26, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
upper
May 22, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government
upper
May 20, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 19, 2009
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 20, 2009
upper
May 19, 2009
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 19, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (109-0-4)
house
May 18, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 18, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 11, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 11, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
lower
Apr 28, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 20, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 1, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lauzen
upper
Mar 31, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 005-002-000
upper
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
upper
Mar 18, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 18, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Lauzen
upper
Mar 12, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 006-003-000
upper
Mar 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 20, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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