Delaware House Bill 178 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Engrossed on July 1 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-07-01 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 29 YES 10 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill encourages spaying, neutering, and vaccination in order to limit the number of unwanted cats and protect the public from rabies and other diseases carried by unvaccinated animals. The bill defines “community cats” and “community cat caretakers” whereby one or more persons may provide food, shelter, or medical treatment for free roaming cats without becoming an “owner” for legal purposes. These cats may be released back into the community with an “ear-tip” to mark them as a vaccinated and spayed/neutered. It also adds community cats to the list of qualifying factors for participation in the state low cost spay/neuter fund.

An Act To Amend Titles 11 And 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sterilization, Life And Sustaining Care Of Cats.

Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Sen. David McBride [D]
Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Andria Bennett [D]	Rep. Bryon Short [D]	Rep. Melanie Smith [D]
Rep. John Viola [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]
Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Sen. Karen Peterson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 29 YES 10 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2016-07-01	House	Amendment HA 3 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2016-07-01	House	Amendment HA 2 - Stricken
2016-07-01	House	Amendment HA 1 - Stricken
2016-06-28	House	Amendment HA 3 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2015-06-26	House	Amendment HA 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2015-06-26	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2015-06-17	House	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
2015-06-11	House	Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/b1fd7248f4b3978285257e5f0061c308?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+178/$file/legis.html?open