Providing for the conduct of licensed veterinarians when involved in certain legal matters involving the alleged mistreatment of animals, including by providing for immunity from administrative, civil, or criminal liability when acting in good faith; providing for administrative, civil, or criminal liability when not acting in good faith; and making penalties applicable

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 16, 2023
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 11, 2024
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeFebruary 16, 2023
4. ✕
   Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
5. –
   Skipped: House committeeSkipped
6. ✓
   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 7, 202397–1
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

Fiscal note

Can’t be estimated Compare with other bills

The fiscal impact related to the creation of a new criminal offense cannot be estimated due to a lack of existing data. The average State cost for one simple misdemeanor conviction ranges from $35 to $375.

• Permissive Reporting, Veterinarians · February 28, 2023
• Permissive Reporting, Veterinarians · February 23, 2023

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title; check the text to be sure it’s the same idea.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

• HF 2429 Providing for the conduct of licensed veterinarians when involved in certain legal matters…
  89th General Assembly · Passed House · same title
  Passed a chamber

Similar bills this General Assembly

• HF 227 Providing for the conduct of licensed veterinarians when involved in certain legal matters…
  91st General Assembly · In committee
  Nearly identical
• HF 869 Providing for the conduct of licensed veterinarians when involved in certain legal matters…
  91st General Assembly · Passed House
  Nearly identical

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.