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 would not be considered abandonment.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2023
Last action Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 7, 2023
How they voted
65–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 74
Jun 7, 2023
D
Democratic64
89% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
06/09/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/07/2023 House read and passed
lower
May 25, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
04/04/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced
02/15/2023 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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