Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 16, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 6231
AN ACT RESTRICTING THE EUTHANIZATION OF FERAL CATS, PROHIBITING CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT AS AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER AND STUDYING THE INVOLVEMENT OF OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AT ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITIES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To restrict the use of euthanasia on feral cat populations and require the involvement of feral cat organizations in the trapping of feral cats by animal control officers.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 23 to April 16, 2025, 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 action12 actions on 9 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 23 to Apr 16 · stopped83 days
Environment CommitteeJan 23 to Mar 2864 days
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 House of Representatives Jan 23 – Mar 28
- Jan 23Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
- Mar 14Drafted as a bill by Environment Committee
- Mar 17Sent to Environment Committee
- Mar 19Heard in Environment Committee
- Mar 28Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 12 actions, as published
- Jan 23REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 10Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Mar 14DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Mar 17REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 28Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 31FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 10REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 16FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16FILE NO.Both houses