Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3951
Provides that veterinary facilities do not qualify as animal rescue entities for purposes of regulating animal rescue entities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act changes the agency that oversees places that rescue animals. The Act changes the records that the places have to keep. The Act makes changes related to licensing the places. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.8). Provides that veterinary facilities do not qualify as animal rescue entities for purposes of regulating animal rescue entities. Directs the State Department of Agriculture to enforce provisions related to regulating animal rescue entities. Makes changes related to recordkeeping and licensing requirements for animal rescue entities. Removes the impoundment of animals as a civil penalty for a violation of provisions related to animal rescue entities.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 27 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 27 to Jun 27 · stopped92 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 27 to Apr 15 days
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterApr 1 to Jun 27 · stopped87 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 27 – Jun 27
- Mar 27Introduced
- Apr 1Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Mar 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Apr 1Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives