Delaware House Bill 311 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-7)
Status: Passed on July 31 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-07-31 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

During hearings of the Animal Welfare Task Force, established by Senate Concurrent Resolution 44 in the 146th General Assembly, members of the public expressed serious concern about the lack in standardized training and certification of Animal Control Officers (ACOs) and Animal Cruelty Agents (ACAs). ACOs and ACAs in the State of Delaware carry out law enforcement duties, such as issuing warrants, citations, and seizing evidence, yet they are not currently required to have any uniform training and certification. The Animal Welfare Task Force recommended that the Delaware Division of Public Health Office of Animal Welfare develop and implement statewide training and certification of ACOs and ACAs. This will promote safety of the public, officers and animals, reduce the possibility of having inadequately trained officers carrying out law enforcement duties, and enhance consistency in service among agencies. This Act is based upon those recommendations. This Act does not change the animal cruelty standards or investigative authority currently in the Delaware Code. This Act becomes effective upon final publication of the regulations by the Department of Health and Social Services.

An Act To Amend Titles 9, 11, And 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Animals.

Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Sen. David McBride [D]
Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]
Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Joseph Miro [R]	Rep. Charles Potter [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]
Rep. Melanie Smith [D]	Rep. Stephen Smyk [R]	Rep. D.E. Williams [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]
Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]

2014-06-18 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-06-03 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-31	House	Signed by Governor
2014-06-18	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-06-10	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2014-06-03	Senate	Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
2014-06-03	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2014-06-03	House	Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2014-06-03	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced in House
2014-05-07	House	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 10 On Its Merits
2014-04-29	House	Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/50c0ed018594f48f85257caf005e6df2?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+311/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+311/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/322c30bcd5edcfd785257cec0073f814?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/d2c13cf605c14ef385257cfb00742833?OpenDocument