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HB 621: Animal Cruelty

GENERAL BILL by Daley ; Plakon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Aloupis ; Buchanan ; Casello ; Cortes ; Duran ; Eskamani ; Fernandez ; Geller ; Gottlieb ; Grieco ; Hattersley ; Hogan Johnson ; Jones ; LaMarca ; Mariano ; Mercado ; Plasencia ; Polsky ; Slosberg ; Smith, C. ; Toledo ; Willhite

Animal Cruelty; Requires veterinarians to report suspected animal cruelty in certain circumstances; requires certain persons to report suspected animal cruelty to veterinarian; provides immunity; prohibits alteration or destruction of certain records; specifies that failure of veterinarian to report suspected animal cruelty is grounds for discipline.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/12/2019 House • Filed
    11/25/2019 House • Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 51
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 51
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee

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  • HB 621, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/12/2019 at 5:33 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1044 (c1) Animal Cruelty Pizzo Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Rules Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    474.214 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 3 (pdf)
    828.124 Page 1 (pdf)

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