An act relating to animal welfare
This bill amends Vermont's animal welfare laws to improve how the state tracks and reports on animal care and complaints. It requires animal shelters and rescue organizations to include imported animals in their standards of care reporting and asks state agencies to estimate the number and type of animal welfare complaints they receive. The legislation also updates a specific numerical threshold in the regulations from 50 to 67, likely adjusting a compliance or reporting limit. These changes affect state agencies responsible for animal welfare oversight and organizations that care for animals in Vermont.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 4, 2024
Signed May 10, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
12
Committee
14
Amendments
11
May 10, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on June 10, 2024
executive
May 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Delivered to the Governor on June 4, 2024
lower
May 10, 2024
Introduced
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
upper
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
lower
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
lower
May 10, 2024
Introduced
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
upper
May 9, 2024
Introduced
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
upper
May 9, 2024
Introduced
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations agreed to
upper
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Westman for Committee on Appropriations
upper
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator McCormack for Committee on Finance
upper
May 9, 2024
Introduced
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Watson for Committee on Government Operations
upper
May 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
upper
May 3, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
upper
May 3, 2024
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
Apr 25, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Government Operations per Temporary Senate Rule 44A
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, agreed to
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report of the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, as amended, amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Harrison of Chittenden recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Waters Evans of Charlotte reported for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Committee
Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury moved that the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, which was agreed to
lower
Jan 4, 2024
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
lower
3 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chea Evans
DDemocratic
P
KS
Katherine Sims
DDemocratic
P
MR
Mike Rice
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Rachelson
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Taylor
RRepublican
Co
Conor Casey
DDemocratic
Co
Dara Torre
DDemocratic
Co
DL
Dennis LaBounty
DDemocratic
Co
Emilie Krasnow
DDemocratic
Co
Esme Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Heather Surprenant
DDemocratic
Co
James Gregoire
RRepublican
Co
John O'Brien
DDemocratic
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