Committee approves substitute for House Bill 2292 after unifying 'animal' definition

The Special Committee on Urban Issues voted 6-0 to recommend due pass on a House Committee substitute for House Bill 2292 after adopting an amendment that unified the bill's definition of "animal."

The committee moved into executive session to consider House Bill 2292 and the bill sponsor then explained the amendment, saying: "All the amendment does is unify the definition of animal throughout the bill. There were a couple places in drafting where they missed that. So the definition of animal is dog, cat, bird, and rabbit. And that's what it does." The quote is from the bill sponsor as recorded in the committee transcript.

During roll call the Clerk named Chairman Sharp, Vice Chair Brown and Representatives Allen, Collins, Davis, Gallack, Jones and Reed as present. The Clerk recorded 6 ayes and 0 nos on the House Committee substitute; the transcript does not clearly attribute individual yes/no responses to specific members in the roll call. The Chair announced the substitute "moved due pass."

Committee members did not ask follow-up questions on the amendment during the recorded discussion, and no additional amendments or objections were entered on the record. With no further business, the Chair adjourned the meeting.