CS/SB 1738 (2019) -  Animal Welfare

General Bill by Agriculture and Gruters
Animal Welfare: Authorizing a veterinarian to report suspected patient criminal violations to certain officers and agents without notice to or authorization from a client under specified circumstances; prohibiting a person from restraining a dog outside and unattended during a manmade disaster or a natural disaster; authorizing a contract for the sale of a horse to include a covenant for the continuing care of the horse, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Agriculture
    • On agenda for: 03/18/19 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Criminal Justice
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 379 Subject: Animal Welfare Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 7125 Subject: Administration of Justice Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 642 Subject: Public Safety Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 774 Subject: Animal Welfare Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1646 Subject: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 493660 , Agriculture, Gruters Date Filed: 03/15/19, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/20/2019 09:22 AM
    • AA 146006 , Agriculture, Gruters Date Filed: 03/18/19, Line#: 88 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/20/2019 09:22 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Agriculture 3/19/2019 2:12:13 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Agriculture 3/15/2019 1:12:21 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Agriculture read 1st time -SJ 262 Time: 03/21/2019 - 3:58 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture Version: c1
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice Time: 03/20/2019 - 10:48 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/19/2019 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture Version: __
Event: S CS by Agriculture; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 256 Time: 03/18/2019 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 221 Time: 03/13/2019 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/18/19, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 03/13/2019 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Agriculture Version: __
Event: S Referred to Agriculture; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 221 Time: 03/08/2019 - 9:02 AM Member: Committee: Agriculture Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/01/2019 - 3:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
474.2165 CS/HB 379, CS/CS/SB 642, SB 666, SB 774, HB 835, CS/HB 7125
828.12 HB 47
828.261 CS/SB 1646