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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 298

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: sales of dogs and cats by pet stores and providing a penalty. (FE)

Animal Appeals court — Judge Cats Dogs Sales

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 prohibits a pet store from selling dogs and cats beginning on January

1, 2020. A person who violates this prohibition is subject to a civil forfeiture of up

to $10,000 for the first offense and up to $25,000 for the second or any subsequent

offense.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Cabrera (D) , Emerson (D) , L. Myers (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sinicki (D) , Steffen (R)

6 cosponsors

Crowley (D) , Hansen (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Magnafici (R) , Smith (D) , Vruwink (D)

Full history

  1. Jun 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives L. Myers, Ohnstad, Anderson, Steffen, Sinicki, Emerson, Pope, Cabrera and Billings; cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor, Smith and Hansen

  2. Jun 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jun 19, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Vruwink added as a coauthor

  4. Jul 3, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Aug 16, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Crowley added as a coauthor

  6. Sep 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Magnafici added as a coauthor

  7. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1