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SB 262: Racing Animals

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Racing Animals; Citing this act as the "Greyhound Safety Act"; prohibiting the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation from granting a license or permit to applicants with a prior conviction of animal cruelty; requiring the division to immediately revoke a license or permit of a person found guilty of animal cruelty subsequent to obtaining the license or permit; establishing a fine for making false statements on injury records, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 239 (Ch. 2015-88)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/7/2015 Senate • Filed
    1/15/2015 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 49
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 49
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 239 (Ch. 2015-88)

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  • SB 262, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2015 at 11:06 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 187 Racing Animals Rader Identical Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 239 (Ch. 2015-88)
    Location: In committee/council (BPS)     		Track This Bill
    H 239 (er) Medication and Testing of Racing Animals Fitzenhagen, Stone Compare Last Action: 6/3/2015 Chapter No. 2015-88
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 226 (c1) Racing Animals Latvala Compare Last Action: 4/2/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 239 (Ch. 2015-88) -SJ 341
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    550.2415 Racing of animals under certain conditions prohibited; penalties; exceptions. Page 2 (pdf)

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