BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2945: Companion animals

Creating a cause of action for the wrongful injury or death of a companion animal.

Summary

Creates a civil cause of action for the wrongful injury or death of a companion animal.
Allows the owner of companion animal to recover, as non-exclusive remedies, all economic damages suffered as a result of a companion animal's injury or death, and exemplary damages up to three times the actual damages sustained plus attorney's fees for acts against a companion animal constituting animal cruelty in the first degree.
Defines companion animal.

From the House Bill Analysis 2008 (HB 2945), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the wrongful injury or death of a companion animal;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

HB 2945 (2019–20) Aerospace B&O taxes/WTO · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2945 (2017–18) Transp. network companies · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2945 (2015–16) Growth management act review · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2945 (2009–10) Offender duty to register · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2945 (2005–06) Small business impact · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2945 (2003–04) Campaign finance reform · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2945 (2001–02) Colorectal cancer detection · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2945 (1999–00) Early retirement · Did not pass · died in committee