AN ACT relating to emergency response plans for animals.
Summary
Amend KRS 39A.050 to require the Kentucky Emergency Operations Plan to establish and include an emergency response plan to coordinate with local government agencies, animal shelters, animal control officers, and other entities to develop a plan for household pets and assistance animals that would include notification requirements for lost household pets and assistance animals, protocols for returning pets and assistance animals, and minimization of euthanasia of owned household pets and assistance animals.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2022
Last action Feb 17, 2022
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 15, 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
Rick Girdler
RRepublican
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