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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 347

Vetoed Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: captive wildlife in facilities holding a U.S. Department of Agriculture exhibitor license. (FE)

Animal United states — Agriculture department of

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, stopped here
  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 exempts a facility that holds a U.S. Department of Agriculture

exhibitor license from state license requirements relating to captive wild animals.

Current law generally prohibits the possession, exhibition, propagation, sale,

and purchase of wild animals without a relevant license issued by the Department

of Natural Resources. Public zoos and aquariums, which are facilities operated by

the state or by a city, village, or county or that are an accredited member of the

American Zoo and Aquarium Association, are exempt from these license

requirements.

The bill also exempts from the license requirements a private facility that holds

a valid Class C exhibitor license issued by the USDA. This license is required under

the federal Animal Welfare Act for any individual or business engaged in public

exhibition of animals covered by the act.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Felzkowski (R) , Nass (R) , Wanggaard (R)

8 cosponsors

Born (R) , Dallman (R) , Knodl (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Swearingen (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jun 3, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 19–13 Jun 9, 2021 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 4

Passed 8–4 Feb 22, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 14, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Nass and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Murphy, Moses, Knodl, Swearingen and Rozar

  2. May 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry

  3. May 26, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 3, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 3, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Jun 3, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Jun 4, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  9. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  11. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  13. Jun 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  14. Jul 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Schraa added as a cosponsor

  15. Jul 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  16. Dec 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs

  17. Jan 5, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  18. Jan 19, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  19. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  20. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  21. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 8:11 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  22. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Born added as a cosponsor

  23. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  24. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Feb 23, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Mar 2, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Apr 14, 2022 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-14-2022

  31. Apr 15, 2022 · Senate

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-15-2022

  32. May 17, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  33. May 17, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82