AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOG ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES -- FOSTER (Authorizes the Foster town council to enact ordinances permitting the dog officer in the town to issue citations for the violation of dog ordinances.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 23, 2020
Signed Jun 26, 2020
Floor votes · House Jun 17, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 18, 2020
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2020 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
06/17/2020 House read and passed
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2020 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 27, 2020
Legislature · Passed
02/27/2020 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
01/23/2020 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Chippendale
RRepublican
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