l9n/ Connecticut

2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 228

AN ACT CONCERNING DAMAGES FOR THE UNLAWFUL KILLING OR INJURING OF A COMPANION ANIMAL AND REQUIRING A REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONCERNING THE TETHERING OF DOGS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 30, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To enable a court to award damages for the loss of companionship when a companion animal is intentionally killed or injured and to require a report on the adequacy of the state's dog tethering and confinement statute.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Marilyn V. Moore

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Mary M. Mushinsky, Diana S. Urban

    Its course

    February 24 to April 30, 2016, 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 action20 actions on 11 days

    In the SenateFeb 24 to Apr 2864 days

    Environment CommitteeFeb 24 to Mar 1116 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 6 to Apr 115 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 28 to Apr 30 · stopped2 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 28

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

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

    In the Senate Feb 24 – Apr 28

    1. Feb 24Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
    2. Feb 29Heard in Environment Committee
    3. Mar 11Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 6Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 11Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 28The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    7. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives Apr 30

    1. Apr 30Arrived in the House of Representatives
    All 20 actions, as published
    1. Feb 24REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 29PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 11Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 31RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 31FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 31SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 31FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 6REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. Apr 11Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 12FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 12RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 12NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 12FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. Apr 28SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. Apr 28SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    18. Apr 28ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
    19. Apr 30FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    20. Apr 30HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives