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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 5707

AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES THAT CONDUCT RESEARCH USING CATS OR DOGS TO OFFER SUCH CATS OR DOGS TO ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS PRIOR TO EUTHANIZING ANY SUCH CAT OR DOG.

Became law as Public Act 15-201, signed July 10, 2015, 170 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require state and private colleges and universities that use cats or dogs in laboratory research or testing to offer such cats or dogs for adoption by animal rescue organizations after such testing and to establish standards for the provision of proper shelter to dogs.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

26 co-sponsors

Diana S. Urban, Brenda L. Kupchick, John "Jack" F. Hennessy, Theresa W. Conroy, Cara Christine Pavalock, Jeffrey J. Berger, Al Adinolfi, Aundre Bumgardner, Noreen S. Kokoruda, Arthur J. O'Neill, Philip J. Miller, John K. Hampton, Fred Camillo, Christine Randall, David Zoni, Devin R. Carney, J.P. Sredzinski, Ben McGorty, Charles J. Ferraro, Russell A. Morin, Whit Betts, Dan Carter, Kim Rose, Gail Lavielle, James M. Albis, Laura M. Devlin

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

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    Its course

    January 21 to July 10, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action27 actions on 16 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Jun 2132 days

    Environment CommitteeJan 21 to Mar 2563 days

    Higher Education and Employment Advancement CommitteeApr 21 to Apr 221 day

    In the SenateJun 2 to Jun 31 day

    Waiting to be sentJun 3 to Jun 2522 days

    With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 1015 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Jun 2

    1. Jan 21Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
    2. Mar 11Drafted as a bill by Environment Committee
    3. Mar 12Sent to Environment Committee
    4. Mar 16Heard in Environment Committee
    5. Mar 25Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 21Sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
    7. Apr 22Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee recommended it
    8. Jun 2Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Jun 3

    1. Jun 3Sent to the Senate
    2. Passed the Senate

    To the Governor Jun 16 – Jul 10

    1. Jun 16Numbered Public Act 15-201
    2. Jun 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 10Signed by the Governor
    All 27 actions, as published
    1. Jan 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 11Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Mar 11DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Mar 12REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Mar 16PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Mar 26FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 25Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    8. Apr 6REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Apr 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 13FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 13HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    12. Apr 13FILE NO.Both houses
    13. Apr 21REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    14. Apr 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
    15. Apr 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    16. Apr 22RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    17. Jun 2HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    18. Jun 3TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
    19. Jun 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    20. Jun 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    21. Jun 3RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
    22. Jun 3SENATE PASSEDSenate
    23. Jun 3ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    24. Jun 16PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    25. Jun 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    26. Jun 25TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    27. Jul 10SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor