Indiana House Bill 1201 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 24 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-24 - Public Law 201
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Companion animal sterilization. Authorizes the board of animal health to establish a registry of animal care facilities. Requires that beginning July 1, 2021, a dog or a cat in an animal care facility must be spayed or neutered before adoption from the facility. Defines "animal care facility" as an animal control center, an animal shelter, a humane society, or another animal impounding facility that has as its purpose the humane treatment of animals and that has dogs or cats that are available for adoption, including governmental and private entities and animal rescues. Exempts certain cats and dogs from the spay

Companion animal sterilization. Authorizes the board of animal health to establish a registry of animal care facilities. Requires that beginning July 1, 2021, a dog or a cat in an animal care facility must be spayed or neutered before adoption from the facility. Defines "animal care facility" as an animal control center, an animal shelter, a humane society, or another animal impounding facility that has as its purpose the humane treatment of animals and that has dogs or cats that are available for adoption, including governmental and private entities and animal rescues. Exempts certain cats and dogs from the spay

Rep. Michael Karickhoff [R]	Rep. Linda Lawson [D]	Rep. Randy Truitt [R]	Rep. Melanie Wright [D]
Sen. Brandt Hershman [R]	Sen. Ronald Grooms [R]	Sen. James Arnold [D]	Sen. Mark Stoops [D]
Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

2016-02-25 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 91 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-17 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-21 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2016-01-14 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-24	House	Public Law 201
2016-03-24	House	Signed by the Governor
2016-03-17	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2016-03-16	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2016-03-15	House	Signed by the Speaker
2016-02-25	House	Motion to concur filed
2016-02-25	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 248: yeas 91, nays 0
2016-02-24	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2016-02-23	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 207: yeas 50, nays 0
2016-02-22	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2016-02-18	Senate	Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2016-02-18	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2016-02-08	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
2016-01-22	House	Referred to the Senate
2016-01-21	House	Cosponsor: Senator Stoops
2016-01-21	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Hershman, Grooms, Arnold
2016-01-21	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 29: yeas 96, nays 0
2016-01-19	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2016-01-14	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2016-01-07	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
2016-01-07	House	Coauthored by Representatives Lawson L, Truitt and Wright
2016-01-07	House	Authored by Representative Karickhoff

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1201/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/3/5/c/035c0ee6/HB1201.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/e/9/3/de9325e3/HB1201.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/f/6/b/0f6b2976/HB1201.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/d/6/4/ad64a7ce/HB1201.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/f/c/d/cfcdc6bb/HB1201.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/9/6/2/b962b364/HB1201.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/a/e/8/eae82ed7/HB1201.04.ENRS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/0/8/d/308d8c6e/HB1201.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/3/f/3/23f3952e/HB1201.29.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/4/3/d/843dba29/HB1201.02.COMH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/4/3/2/6432760b/HB1201.207.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/e/c/4/bec4da51/HB1201.248.pdf