BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6151: Motor vehicle animal removal

Concerning liability for entry into a motor vehicle to remove an animal.

Summary

Adds leaving an animal in an enclosed space or motor vehicle in circumstances reasonably expected to cause suffering, disability, or the animal's death, to the current criteria for a class 2 civil infraction.
Includes firefighters and other emergency responders as officers authorized to forcibly remove an at-risk animal from a confined space or vehicle, and immunizes them from property damage liability.
Allows a non-first responder to enter a vehicle and retrieve an at-risk animal based on their reasonable belief the animal faces imminent danger of serious harm.
Grants immunity to the non-first responder from criminal and property damage liability for their reasonable, good faith actions if they satisfy specified criteria while retrieving an at-risk animal.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6151), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to liability for entry into a motor vehicle to remove an 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.

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