Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.

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Roll Call Votes

Actions Timeline

1. Representative Hawkins, Representative Croft, and Representative Sawyer are appointed to replace Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L., and Representative Osman on the Conference Committee

   4/10/2026House

2. Senator Masterson and Senator Blasi are appointed to replace Senator Warren and Senator Titus on the Conference Committee

   4/10/2026Senate

3. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

   4/10/2026Senate

4. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

   4/10/2026House

5. Conference committee report now available

   4/10/2026Senate

6. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 30 Nay: 8

   4/10/2026Senate

7. Motion to not adopt Conference Committee Report passed; Yea: 107 Nay: 14 (Bill is killed)

   4/10/2026House

8. Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees

   3/24/2026Senate

9. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Humphries , Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman as conferees

   3/23/2026House

10. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 1

    3/19/2026Senate

11. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    3/18/2026Senate

12. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    3/18/2026Senate

13. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary

    3/5/2026Senate

14. Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

    3/2/2026Senate

15. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    2/26/2026Senate

16. Received and Introduced

    2/25/2026Senate

17. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    2/19/2026House

18. Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 98 Nay: 18

    2/19/2026House

19. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary

    2/10/2026House

20. Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N

    2/2/2026House

21. Introduced

    1/23/2026House

22. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    1/23/2026House

Bill Text

• As Amended by Senate Committee

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• As introduced

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