BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 2387: Humane treatment of dogs

Regarding the humane treatment of dogs.

Summary

Prohibits leaving a dog outside and unattended by use of a restraint such as a tether, chain, rope, cord, or other device used to tie an animal to a running cable or pulley system or to a stationary object under certain circumstances. Requires a dog owner who keeps his or her dog in an enclosure for the majority of the day to comply with the housing facility and enclosure requirements of section 2(2) of ESSB 5651.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the humane treatment of dogs;

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 2387 (2025–26) Elected sheriffs · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2387 (2023–24) Schools/classified alloc. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2387 (2019–20) School bus diesel emissions · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2387 (2017–18) Mandatory election audits · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2387 (2015–16) Flamethrowing devices · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2387 (2013–14) Official state oyster · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2387 (2011–12) Persons w/disabilities tabs · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2387 (2007–08) Mandatory participation · Did not pass · died in committee