Bill Title: Prohibits the declawing of cats by any surgical procedure to amputate or modify a portion of a cat's paw in order to remove the cat's claws. Does not apply to any procedure performed for a therapeutic purpose.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-01 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study [H7052 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative William O'Brien [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-054	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patricia Serpa [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Charlene Lima [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Hagan McEntee [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-033	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Edward Cardillo [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-042	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Alex Finkelman [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-074	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brian Kennedy [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-038	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Anthony DeSimone [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tina Spears [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-036	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Matthew Dawson [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-065	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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