AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- SEIZURE OF ANIMALS BEING CRUELLY TREATED (Authorizes certain state and municipal agents to take possession of animals found abandoned or neglected, and to proceed to provide all necessary care and treatment for the animal.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Signed Jul 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2019
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 56
Jun 28, 2019
D
Democratic50
88% Yea
R
Republican6
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
07/15/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/04/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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