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2014 SESSION
HB 972 Protective orders; companion animals.
Introduced by: Benjamin L. Cline | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Protective orders; companion animals. Provides that a court may include in a protective order provisions granting to the petitioner possession of a companion animal if the petitioner is the owner of the animal. This bill incorporates HB 624.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101852D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104735D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/17/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14105081D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB972ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0346) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101852D
- 01/08/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/31/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 4-N)
- 01/31/14 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/03/14 House: Committee substitute printed 14104735D-H1
- 02/03/14 House: Incorporates HB624
- 02/03/14 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/14 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/14 House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Read first time
- 02/10/14 House: Read second time
- 02/10/14 House: Committee substitute agreed to 14104735D-H1
- 02/10/14 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB972H1
- 02/11/14 House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/14 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/14 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/14 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14105081D-S1
- 02/17/14 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/25/14 Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/26/14 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14105081D-S1
- 02/26/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB972S1
- 02/26/14 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/14 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 14105081D-S1 (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/14 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/14 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB972ER)
- 03/03/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 346 (effective 7/1/14)
- 03/27/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0346)