Animal Control - As introduced, requires landlords to inspect vacated residential rental property within 72 hours of the vacancy for abandoned animals and report any abandoned animals found to animal control or a similar agency; makes it a Class C misdemeanor to fail to make the inspection or report. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2 and Title 66.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2019
Last action Feb 25, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/25/2020
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/27/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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