AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Prohibits the declawing of cats by any surgical procedure to amputate or modify a portion of a cat's paw in order to remove the cat's claws. Does not apply to any procedure performed for a therapeutic purpose.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
32–4
Passed
Total votes 36
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
06/09/2023 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/08/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 6, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/06/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 17, 2023
Committee
05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/05/2023 Committee transferred to Senate Environment & Agriculture
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
02/16/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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