AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (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 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Last action Jun 10, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 8, 2022
How they voted
61–7
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 74
Jun 8, 2022
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
R
Republican10
70% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 10, 2022
Committee
06/10/2022 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/08/2022 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 1, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/01/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Feb 6, 2022
Legislature · Passed
02/06/2022 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (02/08/2022)
legislature
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
02/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
01/12/2022 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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