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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2053

HB 2053: Animal cruelty

Protecting dogs against cruelty.

Summary

  • Provides that, for the purpose of proving second degree animal cruelty, an animal's constant, ongoing, and uncontrolled barking, whining, yelping, and crying creates a rebuttable presumption of a failure to provide adequate care for the animal.
  • Defines "necessary space" for animal cruelty purposes.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 21, 2003
  2. Out of committeeMar 5, 2003
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Carrell (R-28)
Introduced
February 21, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2053, SHB 2053

AN ACT Relating to protecting animals against cruelty;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Carrell (R-28)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Steve Kirby D-29Jerome Delvin R-8

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2053)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2053)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2053)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 2053)
  8. House Rules "X" file.
  9. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. (SHB 2053)
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 2053)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SHB 2053)
  14. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2053)
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  17. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2053)
  18. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2053)
  19. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  20. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
  21. Minority; do not pass.
  22. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 2053 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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