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SB 697 Introduced by Gloria Negrete-McLeod (D-32) Montclair As introduced, SB 697 prioritizes investigation and prosecution of veterinarians, veterinarian technicians and those unlicensed persons holding themselves to be veterinarians and veterinarian technicians. Updates: 3/03/11 To Cmte on Bus, Prof, and Ed Dev 3/24/11 Hearing Date 4/11/2011 4/05/11 Hearing cancelled at request of Author 4/07/11 Hearing Date 4/25/11 4/14/11 Author now Emmerson (R-37) 4/14/11 Amended 4/20/11 Hearing, 4/25, cancelled,request of author 5/27/11 Inactive, Legislative Calendar 2/02/12 Returned to Sec. of State (Joint Rule 56) 2/27/12 DEAD Click Here to return to the Bills list SB 702 3/23/11 Introduced (Lieu D-28) 2/18/2011 as amendment to Labor Code Click Here for CaRPOC letter of opposition Click Here for CaRPOC updated letter of opposition Updates: 3/23/11 Amended as Microchip/Licensing Bill 3/31 To SEN Committee on Bus, Prof and Econ Dev 4/12/11 Hearing Date 5/2/11 4/27/11 Amended 4/28/11 Analysis 5/02/11 Passed Committee on Bus, Prof & Econ Dev 7-1 (Wyland) (1) 5/02/11 To Appropriations Committee 5/06/11 Hearing Date 5/16/11 5/16/11 Senate Rule 28.8 to Senate Floor 5/18/11 Analysis 5/31/11 Passed Senate 32-6 (2) 5/31/11 To Assembly 6/09/11 To ASM Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection 6/20/11 Analysis 6/21/11 Passed ASM Committee on Bus, Prof, and ConsProtect 8-0 6/21/11 To ASM Committee on Appropriations 6/30/11 Hearing Date 7/6/11 7/05/11 Analysis 7/06/11 Passed ASM Committee on Appropriations 11-3 (3) 7/06/11 To ASM Floor 7/08/11 Analysis 8/18/11 Third Reading 8/25/11 Passed ASM 50-23 (8) 8/25/11 To Enrollment 10/07/11 In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending 12/21/11 Consideration of Governor's Veto 12/21/11 File Date 1/4/12 1/05/12 SEN Consideration of Governor's Vetoes 1/9/12 3/01/12 Consideration of Governors' veto stricken from file. Veto Sustained DEAD Click Here to return to the Bills list SB 969 1/17/12 Introduced by Juan Vargas - (D- 40) portions of San Diego, Riverside, Imperial Counties As introduced, the bill would require any person engaged in pet grooming to be licensed and regulated by the Veterinary Medical Board. Updates: 1/18/12 To Rules Committee for assignment 2/02/12 To Committee on Business,Professions and Economic Development 3/29/12 Hearing Date 4/16/12 4/09/12 Amended 4/11/12 Hearing Postponed by Committee 4/11/12 Hearing Date 4/23/12 4/18/12 Amended 4/19/12 Analysis 4/23/12 Passed SEN Committee on Business,Professions and Economic Development 4-3 (3) 4/23/12 Referred to SEN Committee on Rules 4/25/12 Withdrawn from SEN Committee on Rules 4/25/12 To SEN Committee on Appropriations 4/26/12 Amended 5/03/12 Hearing Date 5/14/12 5/15/12 Analysis 5/15/12 Passed SEN Appropriations Committee 5-2 5/15/12 To SEN Floor 5/17/12 Analysis 5/17/12 Amended 5/21/12 Analysis 5/23/12 Amended 5/23/12 Analysis 5/24/12 Analysis 5/30/12 Passed Senate 22-14 5/30/12 To the Assembly 6/07/12 Referred to ASM Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection 6/12/12 Hearing Date 6/19/12 6/18/12 Analysis 6/18/12 Hearing cancelled at request of author 6/19/12 Hearing date 6/26/12 6/20/12 Amended 6/25/12 Analysis 6/26/12 Passed ASM Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection 5-4 6/26/12 Referred to ASM Committee on Appropriations 8/01/12 Hearing Date 8/8/12 8/07/12 Analysis 8/08/12 Failed Passage 5-8 (4) 8/08/12 Reconsideration granted 17-0 8/13/12 Hearing Date 8/16/11 8/15/12 Analysis DEAD Click Here to return to the Bills list SB 1145 Introduced 2/22/12 by Senator Bill Emmerson (R-37) Riverside County Would raise fines of allowing fighting of specified animal on his or her premises from $5,000 to $10,000Would raise fines of knowingly being present as a spectator at animal fights from $1,000 to $5,000 Updates: May be acted upon on or after March 23 3/01/12 To Senate Committee on Public Safety 3/08/12 Hearing Date 4/10/12 3/29/12 Amended 4/09/12 Analysis 4/09/12 Passed Senate Committee on Public Safety 7-0 4/10/12 To Senate Floor 4/11/12 Analysis Senate Floor 4/23/12 Passed Senate 36-0 (3) 4/23/12 To Assembly 4/25/12 In Assembly, Held at Desk 6/18/12 Referred to ASM Committee on Public Safety 6/18/12 Hearing Date 6/26/12 6/25/12 Analysis 6/26/12 Passed ASM Committee on Public Safety 6-0 6/26/12 To ASM floor 6/27/12 Analysis 7/02/12 Passed Assembly 78-0 (2) 7/02/12 To Engrossing/Enrolling 7/13/12 Chaptered Click Here to return to the Bills list SB 1171 IIntroduced 2/24/12 Tom Harmon (R-35) Maintenance of the Codes Updates: 2/24/12 To Rules Committee for assignment 3/01/12 To Senate Committee on Judiciary 4/19/12 Hearing Date 5/1/12 4/30/12 Analysis 5/01/12 Passed Senate Committee on Judiciary 5-0 5/01/12 To Consent Calendar 5/03/12 Analysis 5/10/12 Passed Senate Floor 37-0 (3) 5/10/12 To Assembly 5/17/12 Referred to ASM Committee on Judiciary 5/21/12 Amended 6/12/12 Hearing Date 6/19/12 6/13/12 Hearing Date 6/26/12 6/25/12 Analysis 6/26/12 Passed ASM Committee on Judiciary 10-0 6/26/12 To Consent Calendar 7/02/12 Passed Assembly 80-0 7/02/12 To Senate - Concurrence in ASM Amendments 7/03/12 Analysis ASM Concurrence 7/06/12 Passed SEN 36-0 (4) 7/09/12 Enrolled, to Governor 7/23/12 Chaptered Click Here to return to the Bills list SB 1221 Introduced 2/24/12 by Ted Lieu (D-28) Torrance This bill was introduced as an Air Quality Measure. This bill, as amended, would prohibit a person from allowing a dog to pursue any big game mammal, as specified, at any time. Allows the capture of killing of such dogs. Updates: 3/26/12 Amended (gut and amend) 3/29/12 Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Water 3/29/12 Hearing Date 4/24/12 4/20/12 Analysis 4/24/12 Passed SEN Committee of Natural Resources and Water 5-3 (1) 4/24/12 To SEN Appropriations Committee 4/26/12 Hearing Date 5/7/12 5/07/12 Analysis 5/07/12 Failed referral to Suspense File 2-4 (1 Steinberg) 5/07/12 Passed Senate Committee on Appropriations 5-2 5/09/12 Analysis 5/08/12 To Senate Floor 5/17/12 Passed Senate 37-0 (3) 5/17/12 To Assembly 5/21/12 Passed Senate Floor 22-15 (3) 5/21/12 To Assembly 6/04/12 Referred to ASM Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife 619/12 Hearing Date 6/26/12 6/25/12 Analysis 6/26/12 Failed ASM Committee on Water,Parks and Wildlife 6-4 (4) 6/26/12 Reconsideration 8-0 (5) 6/28/12 Reconsideration Vote 7/2/12 7/02/12 Passed ASM Committee on Parks, Water and Wildlife 8-4 (2) 7/02/12 To ASM Committee on Appropriations 8/01/12 Hearing Date 8/8/12 8/07/12 Analysis 8/08/12 Referred to Suspense File 8/09/12 Hearing Date 8/16/12 8/16/12 Passed ASM Appropriations Committee 12-5 (0) 8/16/12 To ASM Floor 8/20/12 Amended 8/22/12 Analysis 8/22/12 Passed Assembly 46-30 (4) 8/22/12 To Senate, Concurrence in ASM amendments 8/22/12 Analysis 8/27/12 Analysis 8/27/12 Passed Senate, Assembly amendments concurred 22-13 (5) 8/27/12 To Enrollment 9/26/12 Chaptered Click Here to return to the Bills list SB 1229 Introduced by Fran Pavley (D-23 ) This bill would prohibit a landlord from requiring declawing or devocalizing as a condition of occupancy. This bill would authorize declaratory or injunctive relief for violations. Updates: 2/22/12 To Committee on Rules for assignment 3/02/12 Referred to Committee on Judiciary 3/29/12 Amended 4/20/12 Hearing Date 5/1/12 4/30/12 Analysis 5/01/12 Passed Senate Committee on Judiciary 5-0 5/01/12 To Senate Floor 5/03/12 Analysis 5/10/12 Amended 5/15/12 Analysis 5/17/12 Passed Senate Floor 37-0 (3) 5/17/12 To Assembly 6/04/12 Referred to ASM Committee on Judiciary 6/12/12 Hearing Date 6/19/12 6/18/12 Analysis 6/19/12 Passed ASM Judiciary Committee 7-1 (2) 6/19/12 To ASM floor 6/22/12 Analysis 8/24/12 Amended 8/24/12 Analysis 8/28/12 Passed Assembly 57-17 (6) 8/28/12 To Senate - Concurrence in ASM Amendments 8/28/12 Analysis 8/31/12 Passed SEN concurrence in ASM amendments 38-0 (2) 8/31/12 To Enrollment 9/26/12 Chaptered Click Here to return to the Bills list SB 1500 Introduced 2/24/12 Ted Lieu (D-28) Torrance As introduced, Amends Penal Code, creates more burdensome liens and charges on seized animals, See 2010 AB 2012 (Lieu) Updates: 2/24/12 To Rules Committee for assignment 3/22/12 Referred to Committee on Public Safety 3/27/12 Hearing Date 4/17/12 4/09/12 Amended 4/16/12 Analysis 4/17/12 Passed SEN Committee on Public Safety, 7-0 4/17/12 To SEN Committee on Appropriations 4/26/12 Hearing Date 5/7/12 5/03/12 Hearing cancelled at author's request 5/04/12 Hearing Date 5/14/12 5/10/12 Hearing cancelled, request of author 5/10/12 Hearing date 5/21/12 5/15/12 Amended 5/21/12 Senate Rule 28.8 and amended 5/21/12 To Senate Floor 5/23/12 Amended 5/23/12 Analysis 5/29/12 Passed Senate Floor 39-0 (1) 5/29/12 To Assembly 6/07/12 Referred to ASM Committee on Public Safety 6/07/12 Hearing Date 6/19/12 6/13/12 Amended 6/14/12 Hearing Date 6/19/12 6/19/12 Passed ASM Public Safety Committee 6-0 6/18/12 Analysis 6/26/12 Amended 6/26/12 To Assembly Floor 6/27/12Analysis 8/06/12 Amended 8/08/12 Analysis 8/13/12 Passed Assembly 75-0 (5) 8/13/12 To Senate - Concurrence in ASM amendments 8/15/12 Analysis 8/21/12 Ordered To Assembly 8/23/12 Action Rescinded 8/23/12 Amended 8/27/12 Passed Assembly 77-0 (3) 8/27/12 To Senate - Concurrence in ASM Amendments 8/28/12 Analysis 8/30/12 Passed SEN concurrence in ASM amendments 35-0 (5) 8/30/12 To Enrollment 9/26/12 Chaptered Click Here to return to the Bills list

AB 610 Introduced 2/16/11 Jose Solorio (D-69 ) As introduced would authorize a state agency, board, or commission, as defined, to sponsor a specialized license plate program if certain conditions are met. The bill would only require that 2,500 applications be collected and held by the sponsoring agency. Please oppose AB 610 - CAPWIZ CaRPOC opposition letter Updates: 3/03/11 To ASM Committee on Transportation 4/01/11 Analysis 4/05/11 Passed ASM Committee on Transportation 14-0 4/06/11 Amended 4/07/11 To ASM committee on Appropriations 4/07/11 Analysis 5/04/11 Analysis 5/04/11 To ASM Committee on Appropriations Suspense File 5/27/11 Passed ASM Committee as Amended 7-4 5/27/11 Amended 5/31/11 Analysis 6/01/11 Passed Assembly 65-7 (8) 6/01/11 To Senate 6/08/11 To SEN committee on Transportation and Housing 6/23/11 Hearing cancelled request of author 6/30/11 Analysis 8/22/11 From committee chair with author amendments, re-refer to SEN committee on Transportation and Housing 8/22/11 Amended 7/05/11 Testimony taken, Hearing postponed by Committee 1/19/12 Amended 1/19/12 Re-referred to Committee onTransportation and Housing 3/21/12 Amended Re-referred to Committee onTransportation and Housing 5/21/12 Hearing Date 3/27 3/22/11 Analysis 3/27/12 Passed as amended 8-0 (1) 3/27/12 To SEN Committee on Appropriations 3/29/12 To ASM Floor, Senate Rule 28.8 4/09/12 Analysis 4/12/12 Passed Senate 38-0, (2) (Corbett,Runner) 4/12/12 To ASM, Concurrence Senate Amendments, on or after April 14 4/16/12 Analysis 4/19/12 Passed ASM 71-0 (9) 4/20/12 Enrolled 4/16/12 Chaptered Click Here to return to the Bills list AB 805 Introduced by Norma Torres (D-61) Ontario As introduced, AB 805 makes comprehensive and extensive changes to the Common Interest Development Act. For Pets: prohibits governing bodies from allowing separate interest owners from keeping at least one pet. Pets defined as domestic dog, cat, fish, bird or other animal as agreed upon between owner and association. Updates: 3/11/11 To ASM Committee on Housing and Community Development 3/16/11 Hearing Date 4/06/11 4/04/11 Analysis 4/06/11 Passed ASM Committee on Housing and Community 4/06/11 To ASM Committee on Judiciary 4/06/11 Hearing Date 4/26/11 4/25/11 Analysis 4/26/11 Passed ASM Committee on Judiciary(9-0) To Consent Calendar 5/02/11 Passed Assembly 73-0 (7) 5/04/11 In Senate 12/15/11 To SEN Transportation, Housing and Judiciary Committee 12/15/11 Hearing Date 1/10/12 1/05/12 Amended 1/05/12 Analysis 1/11/12 Amended 1/11/12 Passed SEN Cmte on Transportation/Housing 9-0, recommend consent calendar 1/11/12 To Sen Committee on Judiciary 5/30/12 Passed SEN Committee on Transportation and Housing 9-0 5/30/12 Re-referred to Committee on Judiciary, recommend consent 6/07/12 Hearing Date 6/19/12 6/11/12 Amended 6/18/12 Analysis 6/19/12 Passed ASM Transportation and Housing Committee 9-0 6/19/12 Referred to ASM Judiciary Committee 6/19/12 Passed SEN Committee on Judiciary 5-0 6/19/12 To SEN floor 6/22/12 Analysis 7/03/12 Analysis SEN Concurrence 7/02/12 Passed Senate 38-0 (2), to ASM concurrence 8/06/12 Concurrence in Senate Amendments 73-0 (7), to Enrollment 8/20/12 Chaptered Click Here to return to the Bills list AB 1121 Introduced by Richard Pan (D-5 Sacramento) As introduced, AB 1121 makes unessential changes to the Food/ Agriculture Code. Click Here for CaRPOC letter of opposition Click Here for CaRPOC updated letter of opposition Updates: 3/31/11 Amended to Dog Licensing: issuance: puppy licenses 3/31/11 To ASM Committee on Local Government 3/31/11 Amended 3/31/11 Set first hearing 4/6, Hearing cancelled at request of Author 4/05/11 Amended 4/06/11 Hearing Date 5/4/11 4/26/11 Amended 5/03/11 Analysis 5/04/11 Passed ASM Committee on Public Safety 8-1 (Norby) 5/04/11 To ASM Committee on Appropriations 5/17/11 Analysis 5/17/11 Hearing Date 5/18/11 5/18/11 To Suspense File 5/27/11 Passed ASM Committee on Appropriations 12-5 5/27/11 To Assembly Floor 5/27/11 Analysis 5/27/11 Amended 5/31/11 Analysis 6/02/11 Passed Assembly 53-23 (4) 6/16/11 To SEN Committee on Bus, Prof, and Econ Dev. 6/21/11 Hearing Date 7/6/11 6/27/11 Amended 6/30/11 Analysis 7/06/11 Passed SEN Committee on Bus, Prof,and Econ 6-1 (2) 7/06/11 To SEN Committee on Appropriations 7/13/11 Amended 7/14/11 Withdrawn from cmte, to 2nd reading 8/18/11 Third Reading 8/24/11 Amended 8/17/11 Analysis 8/29/11 Re-referred to SEN committee on Appropriations 9/06/11 To ASM Floor, Senate Rule 28.8 9/07/11 Analysis 9/08/11 Passed Senate 27-10 (3) 9/08/11 To Assembly concurrence in Senate Amendments 9/08/11 Analysis 9/08/11 Passed Assembly - Senate Amendments Concurred 49-27- 9/08/11 To Enrollment 9/19/11 Enrolled 10/07/11 Vetoed by the Governor 10/19/11 Analysis 1/05/12 ASM Consideration of Governor's Vetoes - 1/9/12 2/27/12 DEAD Click Here to return to the Bills list AB 1279 Introduced by P Nathan Fletcher (R-75) San Diego As Introduced, AB 1279, amends sections of various California codes to make non-essential changes of words in the codes - animal shelter rather than pound, humanely euthanizing rather than destroy or kill, surrendering (an animal) rather than unwanted. WATCH!! Updates: 3/21/11 To Committee on Business, Professions/Consumer Protection 4/6/11 Hearing Date 5/3/11 5/02/11 Analysis 5/03/11 Passed ASM Committee on Bus, Prof, and Consumer Protection 9-0 5/3/11 To Consent Calendar 5/12/11 Passed Assembly 70-0 (10) 5/12/11 In Senate Committee on Rules 5/26/11 To SEN Committee on Bus,Prof, Econ Dev. 5/31/11 Hearing Date 6/13/11 6/08/11 Analysis 6/13/11 Passed SEN Committee On Bus, Prof, Econ Dev 8-0 6/13/11 To Consent Calendar 7/15/11 Analysis 6/20/11 Passed Senate 31-0 (9) 6/20/11 To Assembly, ordered to engrossing and enrolling 6/23/11 Enrolled 6/30/11 Returned by Gov, Request of Assembly 6/30/11 To SEN, Held at Desk 12/21/11 File Date 1/4/12 1/05/12 File Date 1/9/12 DEAD Click Here to return to the Bills list AB 1839 Introduced by Fiona Ma (D-12) As introduced, this bill would refer to 'unregistered' assistants as 'veterinary' assistants and would require fingerprinting background check among other specified requirements. Updates: 2/22/12 Read first time... to print 2/23/12 May be heard in Committee 3/24/12 3/22/12 Referred to Committee on Professions and Consumer Protection 3/22/12 Hearing Date 3/27/12 3/26/12 Analysis 3/27/12 Passed ASM Committee on Bus,Prof, Consumer Protection 9-0, recommend Consent Calendar 3/27/12 To ASM Appropriations Committee 4/12/12 Hearing Date 4/18/12 4/17/12 Analysis 4/18/12 Passed Appropriation Committee 17-0 4/18/12 To Consent Calendar 4/26/12 Passed Assembly 74-0 (6) 4/26/12 In Senate, Rules Committee 5/03/12 Referred to Senate Committee on Business,Professions and Econ Dev. 5/30/12 Hearing Date 6/11/12 6/08/12 Analysis 6/11/12 Passed SEN Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development 9-0 611/12 To SEN Committee on Appropriations 6/19/12 Hearing Date 6/25/12 6/22/12 Hearing postponed by committee 6/22/12 Hearing Date 7/02/12 6/26/12 Amended 7/02/12 To Senate Floor - Senate Rule 28.8 7/03/12 Analysis 8/06/12 Amended 8/09/12 Passed SEN 39 -0 (1) 8/09/12 To ASM concurrence in Senate Amendments 8/08/12 Analysis 8/10/12 Analysis SEN concurrence 8/13/12 Passed Assembly- Senate Amendments concurred 79-0 (1) 8/13/12 To Enrollment 9/26/12 Chaptered Click Here to return to the Bills list AB 1939 Introduced by Richard Pan (D-5) As introduced, this bill would require monthly reporting of submit monthly reports of transferred dogs to jurisdictions in which a dog is transfered, with civil fines for non-compliance. This bill would a licensing agency to issue a "puppy license" with complex language and requirements. See 1011, AB 1011 with CaRPOC opposition letters. Updates: 2/22/12 Read first time... to print 2/23/12 May be heard in Committee 3/24/12 3/08/12 Referred to Committee on Local Government 3/12/12 Hearing Date 4/11/12 4/09/12 Hearing cancelled - request of author 4/09/12 Hearing Date 4/25/12 4/16/12 Amended 4/24/12 Analysis 4/25/12 Passed ASM Committee on Local Government 5-2 (1) 4/25/12 Passed ASM Committee 6-2 (1) 4/26/12 Referred to ASM Committee on Appropriations 5/03/12 Hearing Date 5/9/12 5/08/12 Analysis 5/09/12 Passed ASM Committee on Appropriations 9-6 (2) 5/09/12 To Assembly Floor 5/11/12 Analysis 5/31/12 Passed Assembly 42-23 (15) 5/31/12 To Senate 6/14/12 To SEN Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development 6/19/12 Amended 6/18/12 Hearing cancelled - request of author 6/22/12 Hearing set for 7/2/12 7/02/12 Analysis DEAD Click Here to return to the Bills list AB 2148 Introduced 2/24/12 Mary Hayashi (D-18) This bill would add that the school may recover title and possession of the guide dog if the dog is not too ailing to be retrained as a guide dog for another blind person Updates: 2/24/12 To Print. May be heard in committee 3/24/12 3/08/12 Referred to Business, Professions and Consumer Protection DEAD Click Here to return to the Bills list AB 2194 Introduced by Beth Gaines (R-4) An act to amend Section 14502 of the Corporations Code, relating to corporations, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. Introduced by Beth Gaines (R-4), Existing law requires humane officers (humane societies or society for prevention of cruelty of animals) to submit fingerprint images to Dept. of Justice. This bill would require these fingerprint images to be used to obtain federal summary criminal history information (FBI) and disseminate returned information to the HS or SPCA. Updates: 2/23/12 To Print 2/24/12 May be heard in committee 3/25/12 3/26/12 To Committee on Public Safety 4/16/12 Analysis 4/18/12 Passed ASM Committee on Public Safety (6-0) 4/18/12 To ASM committee on Appropriations 4/24/12 Analysis 4/25/12 Passed ASM Committee on Appropriations 16-0 4/26/12 To Consent Calendar 5/03/12 Passes ASM Floor 72-0 5/03/12 To Senate Rules Committee 5/17/12 Referred to SEN Committed on Public Safety 5/18/12 Hearing Date 6/12/12 6/11/12 Analysis 6/12/12 Passed SEN Committee on Public Safety 6-0 (1) 6/12/12 To SEN Committee on Appropriations 6/25/12 To Senate floor, Senate Rule 28.8 6/26/12 Analysis 7/02/12 Passed Senate 38-0 (2) 7/02/12 to Engrossing/Enrolling 7/05/12 Enrolled 7/17/12 Chaptered Click Here to return to the Bills list AB 2304 Introduced 2/24/12 Martin Garrick (R-74) San Diego Introduced 2/24/12 Martin Garrick (R-74) San Diego As Introduced, "Dental Operation" as in Section 4826 of the B&P Code "does not include a service whereby a person utilizes nonmotorized instruments to remove calculus, soft deposits, plaque, or stains from an exposed area of a household pet's tooth above the gum line, provided that ..... (written permission from service requester required) Updates: 2/24/12 To Print 2/28/12 May be heard in committee 3/27/12 3/15/12 Referred to Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection 4/16/12 Analysis 4/17/12 Failed ASM Committee on Business, Professions, Econ. Dev. 6-0(3) DEAD Click Here to return to the Bills list AB 2414 Introduced 2/24/12 Jose Solorio (D-69) Anaheim As introduced, makes non-substantive amendments to the Penal Code (Euthanasia ). WATCH!! Updates: 2/24/12 To Print 3/29/12 Referred to Committee on Public Safety 3/29/12 Amended (No Longer an animal related bill) Click Here to return to the Bills list AB 2444 Introduced 2/24/12 Anthony Portantino (D-44) La Canada Flintridge As introduced, the bill creates a new crime " if the taking is in result of an agreement or prior arrangement .... made in concert with one or more other individuals. Animals are included in present law) Updates: 2/24/12 To Print 2/26/12 May be heard in committee 3/2712 3/15/12 Referred to Committee on Public Safety 3/20/121 Hearing Date 4/10/12 4/09/12 Analysis 4/09/12 Hearing cancelled, request of author 416/12 Hearing Date 4/24/12 4/23/12 Analysis 4/24/12 Hearing cancelled, request of author Click Here to return to the Bills list AB 2536 Introduced 2/24/12 Betsy Butler (D-53) Marina Del Rey As introduced, this bill creates requirements for the finder, animal control or humane societies, allows finder to own animal after 14 days, allows previous owner to file petition within 6 months. Requires Superior Court to hold hearing to decide 'good cause' for prior owner's not claiming animal within 14 days. Updates: 2/24/12 To Print 2/26/12 May be heard in committee 3/27/12 4/09/12 Referred to Committee on Committees of Agriculture and Judiciary DEAD Click Here to return to the Bills list AB 2540 Introduced by Mike Gatto (D-43) Los Angeles As introduced, this bill would, among other services, impose a tax on: "Spa services provided to pets" and "Pet Grooming where the buyer is charged $50 or more for the grooming." Updates: 2/27/12 To Print 2/26/12 May be heard in committee 3/27/12 3/05/12 Referred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation 3/07/12 Amended 3/08/12 Rereferred to Committee on Revenue and Taxation 3/08/12 Hearing Date 4/9/12 3/28/12 Hearing Date 4/16/12 4/09/12 Amended 4/10/12 Hearing cancelled request of Author 4/11/12 Hearing Date 4/23/12 4/16/12 Amended 4/23/12 Analysis 4/23/12 Hearing cancelled, request of author 4/25/12 Amended (No longer an animal related bill) Click Here to return to the Bills list