West Virginia House Bill 2185 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-20 - To House Finance
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [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. Andrew Byrd [D]	Del. Chad Lovejoy [D]	Del. Lisa Zukoff [D]
Del. Shawn Fluharty [D]	Del. Mike Pushkin [D]	Del. Barbara Fleischauer [D]	Del. Matthew Rohrbach [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-20	House	To House Finance
2020-01-20	House	With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance
2020-01-08	House	To House Judiciary
2020-01-08	House	Introduced in House
2020-01-08	House	To Judiciary then Finance
2020-01-08	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=2020&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2185%20intr.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=2185