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Committee approves substitute for House Bill 2,292 to standardize 'animal' definition
Summary
A special committee voted 6-0 to move a House Committee substitute for House Bill 2,292 that, according to the bill sponsor, standardizes the bill’s definition of “animal” as 'dog, cat, bird, and rabbit.' The committee moved the substitute due pass and adjourned.
A special committee on urban issues voted to move a House Committee substitute for House Bill 2,292 after the bill sponsor said the change simply unifies the bill’s definition of "animal." The committee chair announced the substitute was moved due pass by a 6-0 vote.
The unnamed bill sponsor told the committee, “All the amendment does is unify the definition ... The definition of animal is dog, cat, bird, and rabbit.” The sponsor said the change fixes a few places in drafting where the definition had been missed, and that no additional substantive changes were included in the substitute as explained to the committee.
Committee members asked no substantive questions about the amendment, and the presiding official called for a voice vote; the ayes carried. The committee then held a formal roll-call vote at the clerk’s request. The presiding official recorded the tally as six ayes and zero no votes and said the substitute would be moved due pass.
The record does not identify a motion mover or seconder by name, nor does it provide a breakdown of each member’s recorded vote in the roll call beyond the announced 6-0 tally. The committee adjourned with no further business on the agenda.
What happens next will follow the legislature’s standard process for House Committee substitutes and due-pass recommendations; no additional dates or deadlines were recorded in the transcript.
