Washington D.C. Council Bill 240560 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Enrolled on December 28 2022 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-01-12 - Returned from Mayor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

As introduced Bill 24-560 makes changes pertaining to domestic animal care and animal control operations. It would authorize animal control vehicles to operate emergency lights and sirens when responding to life threatening emergencies. It allows the Washington Humane Society to recover costs incurred boarding animals during a pending criminal or other proceeding. It would ban dogfighting tools and equipment, sexual contact with animals, and cat declawing. The legislation also requires pet stores to sell rescued animals and addresses pet ownership in divorce.

Animal Care and Control Omnibus Amendment Act of 2021

Cnc. Mary Cheh [D]	Cnc. Brianne Nadeau [D]	Cnc. Charles Allen [D]	Cnc. Janeese Lewis George [D]
Cnc. Brooke Pinto [D]

2022-12-20 - Council - Final Reading, CC (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-12-06 - Council - First Reading, CC (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-12	Council	Returned from Mayor
2023-01-10	Council	Enacted without Mayor's Signature with Act Number A24-0732
2022-12-28	Council	Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on January 12, 2023
2022-12-20	Council	Final Reading, CC
2022-12-06	Council	First Reading, CC
2022-11-28	Council	Committee Report Filed
2022-11-22	Council	Committee Mark-up of B24-0560
2022-11-21	Council	Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary
2022-02-28	Council	Public Hearing Held
2022-02-04	Council	Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register
2022-01-31	Council	Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register
2021-12-21	Council	Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
2021-12-17	Council	Notice of Intent to Act on B24-0560 Published in the DC Register
2021-12-09	Council	Introduced in Office of the Secretary

Type	Source
Summary	https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B24-0560
Text	https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/48423/Introduction/B24-0560-Introduction.pdf
Text	https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/48423/Meeting1/Engrossment/B24-0560-Engrossment1.pdf
Text	https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/48423/Meeting2/Enrollment/B24-0560-Enrollment1.pdf
Roll Call	https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B24-0560