West Virginia House Bill 2185 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on January 18 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-21 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to permit removal of animals left unattended in motor vehicles. The bill defines terms. The bill sets forth conditions to rescue and retrieve an animal in danger in an unattended vehicle. The bill provides for written notice to the owner of the motor vehicle. The bill provides for payment of fees and costs associated with the maintenance, care and medical treatment of an animal. The bill limits search of a motor vehicle during rescue. The bill provides for seizure of items found in certain circumstances. The bill provides for civil and criminal immunity to persons, their employees or agents who retrieve an animal. The bill provides for criminal penalties.

Relating to the removal of animals left unattended in motor vehicles

Del. Steve Westfall [R]	Del. Jason Harshbarger [R]	Del. Andrew Byrd [D]	Del. Chad Lovejoy [D]
Del. Moore Capito [R]	Del. Lisa Zukoff [D]	Del. Shawn Fluharty [D]	Del. Mike Pushkin [D]
Del. Barbara Fleischauer [D]	Del. Matthew Rohrbach [R]

2019-01-18 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 7) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-21	Senate	To Judiciary
2019-01-21	Senate	To Judiciary
2019-01-21	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2019-01-21	Senate	House Message received
2019-01-18	House	Communicated to Senate
2019-01-18	House	Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2019-01-18	House	Passed House (Roll No. 7)
2019-01-18	House	Read 3rd time
2019-01-18	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2019-01-17	House	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2019-01-17	House	Read 2nd time
2019-01-17	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2019-01-16	House	Read 1st time
2019-01-16	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2019-01-15	House	2nd reference dispensed
2019-01-15	House	With amendment, do pass
2019-01-09	House	To House Judiciary
2019-01-09	House	Introduced in House
2019-01-09	House	To Judiciary then Finance
2019-01-09	House	Filed for introduction

HB2185 (Carry Over) 2019-01-21 - To Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
61	8	19	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2185&year=2019&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2185%20intr.htm&yr=2019&sesstype=RS&i=2185
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2185%20ENG.htm&yr=2019&sesstype=RS&i=2185
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2019/RS/votes/house/00007.pdf