For additional roll call votes on Tennessee SB2529 please see the Vote List

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Bill Title: As enacted, substitutes the commissioner of agriculture or a qualified agent of the commissioner for county agriculture extension agents as a person who is authorized to conduct livestock cruelty examinations; clarifies that livestock cruelty examinations conducted by licensed veterinarians are entitled to the same legal presumptions as other qualified examiners. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-211.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 28-5)

Status: (Passed) 2016-04-26 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 740 [SB2529 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

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Vote: SENATE ENERGY, AG., AND NAT. RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	7	1	6
Nay	-	-	-
Not Voting	-	-	-
Absent	-	-	-
TOTAL	7	1	6

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Sen. Bell, Mike [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Green, Mark E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Gresham, Dolores R. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Harris, Lee [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Niceley, Frank S. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Roberts, Kerry [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Southerland, Steve [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart