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CS/CS/SB 1576: Animal Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Agriculture ; Steube ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry ; Hukill ; Young

Animal Welfare ; Requiring specified entities that take receivership of lost or stray dogs or cats to adopt written policies and procedures to ensure that every reasonable effort is made to quickly and reliably return owned animals to their owners; authorizing a court to prohibit certain offenders from owning or having custody or control over animals; revising the ranking of offenses on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/26/2018 - Chapter No. 2018-87
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/4/2018 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2018 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 179
    1/17/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 179
    1/29/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 02/01/18, 11:30 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    2/1/2018 Senate • CS by Agriculture; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 297
    2/2/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/7/2018 Senate • Remaining references corrected to Community Affairs; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 306
    • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 306
    • CS by Agriculture read 1st time -SJ 305
    2/8/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/13/18, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    2/13/2018 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 347
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/14/2018 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 351
    2/15/2018 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Criminal Justice
    • Remaining references corrected to Rules -SJ 361
    • Now in Rules -SJ 361
    3/6/2018 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 771
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 806
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/18 -SJ 967
    3/8/2018 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 918
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 918
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 918
    3/8/2018 House • In Messages
    3/9/2018 House • Received -HJ 1135
    • Read 2nd time -HJ 1135
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 1135
    • CS passed; YEAS 108 NAYS 0 -HJ 1135
    3/9/2018 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 1051
    3/16/2018 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    3/23/2018 • Approved by Governor
    3/26/2018 • Chapter No. 2018-87

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  • CS/CS/SB 1576, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/12/2018 at 11:35 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 473 (c1) Animal Welfare Leek, Brodeur Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) Track This Bill
    H 823 Lost or Stray Dogs or Cats Cruz, Gruters Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Careers and Competition Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) Track This Bill
    S 952 Cruelty to Animals Steube Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    823.151 Page 1 (pdf)
    828.12 Cruelty to animals. Page 3 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 1576, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/13/2018 at 3:17 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 473 (c1) Animal Welfare Leek, Brodeur Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) Track This Bill
    H 823 Lost or Stray Dogs or Cats Cruz, Gruters Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Careers and Competition Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) Track This Bill
    S 952 Cruelty to Animals Steube Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/8/2018 3:18 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/9/2018 6:32 PM House 108 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    823.151 Page 1 (pdf)
    828.12 Cruelty to animals. Page 3 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1576, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/2/2018 at 10:43 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2018 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 473 (c1) Animal Welfare Leek, Brodeur Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) Track This Bill
    H 823 Lost or Stray Dogs or Cats Cruz, Gruters Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Careers and Competition Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) Track This Bill
    S 952 Cruelty to Animals Steube Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    772418 - Amendment
    Delete line 277 and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Steube)     		2/12/2018
    10:17 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/13/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/13/2018 10:00 AM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    823.151 Page 1 (pdf)
    828.12 Cruelty to animals. Page 3 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 1576, Original Filed Version Posted 1/4/2018 at 3:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Agriculture (Pre-Meeting) 1/31/2018 (pdf)
    Agriculture (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 823 Lost or Stray Dogs or Cats Cruz, Gruters Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Careers and Competition Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) Track This Bill
    H 473 (c1) Animal Welfare Leek, Brodeur Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    176710 - Amendment
    Between lines 79 and 80 insert:     		Agriculture
    (Steube)     		1/31/2018
    10:20 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/1/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 475346 - Amendment to Amendment (176710)
    Delete lines 5 - 6.     		Agriculture
    (Steube)     		2/1/2018
    9:36 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/1/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/1/2018 11:30 AM Agriculture 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    823.151 Page 1 (pdf)

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