AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY (Provides that the trapping and subsequent release of any unowned feral or free roaming cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering of the cat shall not be considered abandonment.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2019
Last action May 22, 2019
Floor votes · House May 1, 2019
How they voted
65–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 67
May 1, 2019
D
Democratic59
96% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 22, 2019
Committee
05/22/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
05/01/2019 House read and passed
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/27/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
02/27/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced
01/10/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlene Lima
DDemocratic
P
DM
Dennis M. Canario
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
Joe Shekarchi
DDemocratic
P
Pat Serpa
DDemocratic
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