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Committee advances bill requiring shelters to notify rescues and allow quick transfers before euthanasia
Summary
The House Political Subdivisions Committee voted to adopt and recommend favorably a second substitute to Senate Bill 201, which requires animal shelters to post notification methods set by each shelter, gives rescue groups two business days to collect animals after notice, and clarifies a release-from-liability provision; the recommendation passed 5–4 after extensive testimony for and against.
The House Political Subdivisions Committee on Wednesday adopted and recommended favorably second substitute Senate Bill 201, a measure that changes when and how municipal and county animal shelters notify rescue partners and creates a two-business-day pickup window for rescues before euthanasia decisions proceed.
Senator Grover, who brought the bill from the Senate, told the committee the second substitute reflects work with stakeholders and further clarifies operational details. "We've been working with stakeholders," Grover said. "Since the last committee meeting, we've been working even more." Kate Hall of Best Friends Animal Society, who spoke for the bill, summarized three main changes: notification method set by shelters, a two-business-day rescue pickup requirement, and clarified…
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