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SB 216: Reporting Animal Cruelty

GENERAL BILL by Pizzo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stewart

Reporting Animal Cruelty; Citing this act as "Allie’s Law"; specifying that the failure of a veterinarian to report suspected animal cruelty is grounds for disciplinary action; requiring veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and other animal treatment provider employees to report cases of suspected animal cruelty to certain officials; authorizing veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and other animal treatment provider employees to report suspected cases of animal cruelty at certain commercial food-producing animal operations under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Agriculture
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/7/2020 Senate • Filed
    12/15/2020 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 52
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 52
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Agriculture

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  • SB 216, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/7/2020 at 12:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 218 Public Records/Reports of Animal Cruelty Pizzo Linked Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Agriculture
    H 47 Reporting Animal Cruelty Daley, Plasencia Identical Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
    H 49 Pub. Rec./Reporting Animal Cruelty Daley Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    474.214 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 1 (pdf)
    474.2165 Ownership and control of veterinary medical patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished. Page 2 (pdf)
    828.124 Page 3 (pdf)

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