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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1202

HB 1202: Animal cruelty prevention

Preventing animal cruelty.

Summary

  • Allows law enforcement and animal control officers, and fire and rescue workers, to remove an animal from a confined space when the officer or worker has probable cause to believe the animal is in a life-threatening situation.
  • Makes numerous amendments broadening existing animal cruelty statutes.
  • Makes several technical changes to the animal cruelty chapter.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1202), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2013
  2. Out of committeeFeb 18, 2013
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mary Helen Roberts (D-21)
Introduced
January 18, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Companion bill
SB 5204
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1202, SHB 1202

AN ACT Relating to the prevention of animal cruelty;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Helen Roberts (D-21)

21 co-sponsors (20 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Larry Haler R-8Kathy Haigh D-35Senator D-22Chris Reykdal D-22Pat Sullivan D-47Cindy Ryu D-32Hans Dunshee D-44Roger Goodman D-45Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Gerry Pollet D-46Mike Sells D-38Sherry Appleton D-23Derek Stanford D-1Marko Liias D-21Dave Upthegrove D-33Marcie Maxwell D-41Eileen Cody D-34Steve Tharinger D-24Laurie Jinkins D-27Steve Bergquist D-11Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1202)
  2. Referred to Judiciary. (SHB 1202)
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1202)
  4. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  5. Referred to Judiciary.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1202)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1202)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1202)
  12. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1202)
  14. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1202)
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  17. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1202)
  18. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1202)
  19. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
  20. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  21. Minority; do not pass.
  22. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1202 in other sessions

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

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