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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 685

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Relating to: local regulation of fowl.

Bird County Housing Municipality Poultry Sanitation and sewerage management

  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 political subdivisions and sewerage districts from

prohibiting the keeping of up to four chickens, ducks, geese, quail, or guinea fowl

(fowl) by property owners or certain lessors on properties zoned for residential use.

The bill specifically allows political subdivisions and sewerage districts to do any of

the following with regard to the keeping of fowl:

1. Require a keeper of fowl to obtain a permit.

2. Require notification of adjoining land owners.

3. Impose reasonable regulations related to the location of fowl housing on a

property.

4. Prohibit the keeping of roosters.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Gustafson (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Penterman (R) , Rozar (R) , S. Johnson (R) , Schmidt (R) , Sortwell (R) , Tittl (R)

2 cosponsors

Cabral-Guevara (R) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 8, Noes 2

Passed 8–2 Feb 12, 2024 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 6, Noes 4

Passed 6–4 Feb 12, 2024 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. Nov 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Bodden, Behnke, Gustafson, S. Johnson, Magnafici, Moses, Penterman, Rozar, Schmidt and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Taylor and Cabral-Guevara

  2. Nov 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage

  3. Jan 17, 2024 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 1, 2024 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell

  5. Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 12, 2024 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 8, Noes 2

  7. Feb 12, 2024 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 6, Noes 4

  8. Feb 12, 2024 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1