Delaware House Bill 333 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 16 2022 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-06-16 - Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Health & Social Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act amends Title 16 by prohibiting all persons from declawing a cat; a procedure defined as a onychectomy, dactylectomy, phalangectomy, tendonectomy, or any other procedure that removes a portion of the paw or digit of a cat in order to remove a claw or cuts or modifies the tendon of the limb, paw, or digit of a cat to prohibit the extension of a claw. The Act excludes declawing a cat for therapeutic purposes as defined in the Act. A violation under the Act will be considered a civil offense subject to a civil fine up to $1,000. This Act also amends Title 24 specifying that if a veterinarian or a veterinarian technician is found to have declawed a cat, such act will be considered to have been acting cruel to animals, and they will be subject to professional disciplinary action.

An Act To Amend Titles 16 And 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Declawing Cats.

Rep. Andria Bennett [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]

2022-06-16 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 25 N: 14 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-06-16		Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
2022-06-16		Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 14 NO 2 NOT VOTING
2022-06-16		Amendment HA 3 to HB 333 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2022-06-16		Amendment HA 2 to HB 333 - Stricken in House
2022-06-16		Amendment HA 1 to HB 333 - Stricken in House
2022-06-07		Amendment HA 2 to HB 333 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2022-05-12		Amendment HA 1 to HB 333 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2022-05-11		Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
2022-03-10		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=79203
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=79203&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB333
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#53506