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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 478

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 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 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: Hansen (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Smith (D) , Wirch (D)

11 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Cabrera (D) , Emerson (D) , Haywood (D) , L. Myers (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sinicki (D) , Steffen (R) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 4, 2019 · Senate

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

  2. Oct 4, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development

  3. Oct 15, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1