Indiana Senate Bill 185 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Pending: House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Sale of companion animals. Prohibits the sale of a companion animal unless the companion animal: (1) is at least eight weeks of age; and (2) has received appropriate vaccinations. Makes a violation a Class C infraction for every animal unlawfully sold, and increases the penalty to a Class B infraction if the person has a prior judgment for an unlawful sale. Defines "unfit for sale" and provides remedies for a person who purchases a companion animal that was unfit for sale or that was the subject of misrepresentations concerning the animal's age or medical history.

Sale of companion animals.

Sen. Ronnie Alting [R]	Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]	Sen. Blake Doriot [R]	Sen. Mark Stoops [D]
Rep. Sharon Negele [R]	Rep. Donald Lehe [R]	Rep. Sheila Klinker [D]

2020-01-28 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 43 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-16 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
2020-01-29	Senate	Referred to the House
2020-01-28	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Lehe and Klinker
2020-01-28	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Negele
2020-01-28	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 72: yeas 43, nays 7
2020-01-27	Senate	Amendment #2 (Alting) prevailed; voice vote
2020-01-27	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2020-01-23	Senate	Senator Stoops added as coauthor
2020-01-23	Senate	Senator Doriot added as third author
2020-01-23	Senate	Senator Bohacek added as second author
2020-01-21	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2020-01-13	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture
2020-01-13	Senate	Authored by Senator Alting

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/185/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/0/a/b/f0ab6779/SB0185.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/4/5/6/44566121/SB0185.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/3/a/e/93aed594/SB0185.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/5/0/f/e50fcab3/SB0185.03.ENGS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/0/d/2/60d22613/SB0185.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/8/2/6/18269729/SB0185.72_S.pdf