HB 0144 |
Negotiating | Retail Pet Stores - Preempt Local Ordinances |
Earl Ehrhart |
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3/30/2017 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
Agriculture & Consumer Affairs |
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| This legislation preempts counties and cities from adopting or enforcing ordinances that directly or indirectly prohibit the sale, delivery or transfer of a dog or cat from a properly licensed retail pet store or from imposing restrictions in addition to the requirements of state law. Many attempts were made to add this preemptive language to other bills late in the session. All attempts failed. |
HB 0253 |
Support | Dog and Cat License Plates |
Wendell Willard |
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3/27/2018 |
Senate Tabled |
Motor Vehicles |
Public Safety |
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| This legislation amends the special license plates to help fund dog and cat reproductive sterilization support. |
HB 0288 |
Neutral | Service Animals - Rules for Accompaniment in Public Transport and Facilities |
Tom Kirby |
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2/10/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Judiciary Non-Civil |
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| This legislation tightens the definition and permissible accompaniment (e.g. in public conveyances and public places) of service animals that are trained to assist, do work, or perform tasks for a physically or mentally impaired person. |
HB 0473 |
Neutral | Service Animal Accommodations |
Tom Kirby |
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2/14/2018 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
Health and Human Services |
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| This legislation provides that physically and mentally impaired individuals must be provided full access to trains, buses, streetcars and other modes of public transportation, as well as to areas where the general public is invited. Individuals may be accompanied by service animals when the animal provides assistance with a major life functions, such as ambulating, seeing, hearing, learning, working and interacting with others. Service animals that provide only emotional support, comfort or companionship are not required to be allowed. |
HB 0529 |
Evaluating | Animal Welfare - Illegal to Transport Critters in Back of Truck |
Karla Drenner |
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3/6/2017 |
House Second Readers |
Agriculture & Consumer Affairs |
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| This legislation prohibits carrying live animals in the backs of trucks on Interstates. Certain farm-related purposes/animals are exempted. The bill also preempts county and city ordinances, as well as caps fines associated with, the transportation of live animals in the back of vehicles on the interstate. |
HB 0742 |
Neutral | Rabies Inoculation - Pets Exempt if Shot Compromises their Health |
Matt Gurtler |
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1/29/2018 |
House Second Readers |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
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| This bill exempts pets from required rabies inoculation if a licensed veterinarian determines in writing that it would compromise an animal's health. Said exemption remains in place until a licensed veterinarian determines the inoculation would not compromise the animal's health. |
HB 0956 |
Neutral | Food Animal Cruelty - Must Consult with Category II Veterinarian before Filing Charges |
Clay Pirkle |
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7/1/2018 |
Effective Date |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
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| Among other provisions governing veterinarian practices, this bill requires local law enforcement officers to consult with a licensed and accredited Category II veterinarian employed by a state agency prior to filing animal cruelty charges regarding animal husbandry of food animals. The veterinarian will confirm whether or not the conduct is in accordance with customary and standard practice. "Food animal" means any animal that is raised for the production of an edible product intended for human consumption. Additionally, the bill requires veterinarians to disclose the rabies vaccination history of any animal 24 hours of receipt of a written request by the physician of any person bitten by such animal. |
SB 0257 |
Neutral | Food Animal Cruelty? Must Consult Dept. of Agriculture before Filing Charges |
Bill Heath |
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3/21/2018 |
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
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| This legislation requires local law enforcement officers to consult with a Department of Agriculture Category II veterinarian before filing criminal charges related to animal cruelty/husbandry of "food animals" - to confirm whether or not such conduct is in accordance with customary and standard practice. A food animal is one raised for the production of an edible product intended for consumption by humans. |
SB 0452 |
Evaluating | Mandate for Law Enforcement to Notify Federal Authorities upon Arrest of Illegal Alien |
Jesse Stone |
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3/27/2018 |
House Postponed |
Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Judiciary |
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| This legislation requires that local law enforcement notify US Immigration and Customs Enforcement 72 hours prior to the release of any illegal immigrant from custody. |
SR 1170 |
Neutral | Study Committee - Are Local Fees Going Toward Intended Purposes? |
Jack Hill |
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3/29/2018 |
Senate Read and Adopted |
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| Following much discussion over the past several years regarding the redirection of state-collected fees from their intended purposes, this Senate study committee (consisting of 5 senators) will examine whether or not local government fees are fairly and equitably imposed and whether the monies collected from them are being appropriately used and directed for the purpose(s) for which they are intended. Examples of fees cited by this resolution include: storm water management fees, fire service fees, and traffic add-on fees. |