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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 254

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Relating to: damages for injury, loss, or death of pet.

Animal Appeals court — Judge Damage _to property_

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows a person who is suing for recovery of damages for injury to, loss

of, or death of a domestic animal to recover the actual damages, including medical

bills and travel costs, in addition to any other remedies allowed by law.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Hansen (D) , Johnson (D) , Risser (D)

12 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , Bowen (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

Full history

  1. May 17, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Hansen, Risser and Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Skowronski, Zepnick, Crowley, Spreitzer, Sargent, Berceau, Wachs, C. Taylor, Ohnstad, Bowen and Zamarripa

  2. May 17, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1