l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 623

Law enforcement and animal control officers; authorize to remove dogs or cats from a vehicle in extreme conditions without liability.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS THE AUTHORITY TO REMOVE A DOG OR CAT FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE IF THE DOG OR CAT APPEARS TO BE IN IMMINENT DANGER OF SUFFERING, DISABILITY OR DEATH DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES; TO REQUIRE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER TO DELIVER THE DOG OR CAT TO A LOCATION FOR SAFEKEEPING OR NECESSARY TREATMENT; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICER TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO REMOVE THE DOG OR CAT FROM THE MOTOR VEHICLE; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICER TO LEAVE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE OWNER TO RECLAIM THE DOG OR CAT; TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED TO THE VEHICLE DURING THE RESCUE OF A DOG OR CAT; TO AMEND SECTION 11-46-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Rita Martinson, Bill Pigott, Patricia H. Willis

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Judiciary BJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Agriculture
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary B;AgricultureHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives