ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Provides that the trapping and subsequent release of any unowned feral or free roaming cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering of the cat would not be considered ab
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Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Provides that the trapping and subsequent release of any unowned feral or free roaming cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering of the cat would not be considered abandonment.)” Read the full text
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2025 sessionbill
Where it is
Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services · Jan 10, 2025
Committee transferred to House Judiciary · Jan 13, 2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/04/2025) · Jan 31, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · Feb 4, 2025
Scheduled for consideration (02/11/2025) · Feb 7, 2025
Committee recommends passage · Feb 11, 2025
Placed on House Calendar (02/27/2025) · Feb 21, 2025
House read and passed · Feb 27, 2025
Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture · Mar 21, 2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/17/2025) · Jun 13, 2025
Committee recommends passage in concurrence · Jun 17, 2025
Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/20/2025) · Jun 18, 2025
Senate passed in concurrence · Jun 20, 2025
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 27, 2025
Effective without Governor's signature · Jul 5, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
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