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SB 9 Civil immunity; forcible entry of motor vehicle to remove unattended companion animal.
Introduced by: Kenneth Alexander (Resigned) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Civil immunity; first responders; forcible entry of motor vehicle to remove unattended companion animal. Provides that first responders who forcibly enter a motor vehicle to remove an unattended companion animal that is at risk of serious bodily injury or death are immune from liability for property damage to the vehicle or injury to the animal resulting from the forcible entry and removal of the animal.
FULL TEXT
- 11/30/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100151D pdf
- 02/10/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105178D-S1 pdf
- 03/11/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB9ER) pdf
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0679) pdf
HISTORY
- 11/30/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100151D
- 11/30/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/21/16 Senate: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/21/16 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/10/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105178D-S1
- 02/12/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/15/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/15/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105178D-S1
- 02/15/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB9S1
- 02/15/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/17/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/16 House: Read first time
- 02/17/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/22/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 House: Read second time
- 03/07/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/16 House: Read third time
- 03/10/16 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/11/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB9ER)
- 03/11/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/16/16
- 03/16/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 04/01/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 679 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0679)