AN ACT relating to the costs incurred by animal care organizations.
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 525 to define terms; require peace officers and animal control officers to serve notice of seizure of an animal subjected to cruelty; create procedure for seizing agencies to petition a court to order payment of animal care costs by owner; establish penalties; prohibit the destruction of seized animals, except for humane reasons determined by veterinarian; amend KRS 258.215 to require owners be responsible for cost of care of an impounded animal.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2022
Last action Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2022
How they voted
21–7
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 32
Mar 7, 2022
D
Democratic6
66% Yea
R
Republican26
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 11, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
passed 24-7 with Floor Amendment (1)
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
to Agriculture (S)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Denise Harper Angel
DDemocratic
P
Julie Adams
RRepublican
P
Mike Wilson
RRepublican
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