Dogs, used for agricultural work, exempt from local leash laws, exception
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SB 173 — Dogs, used for agricultural work, exempt from local leash laws, exception
Last action — Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry first Amendment Offered
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Dogs, used for agricultural work, exempt from local leash laws, exception-
Bill Text
Action History
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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Sponsors
- Whatley · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Whatley
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 0% | 0% | 32% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Not Voting |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Not Voting |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Not Voting |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Not Voting |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Not Voting |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 0% | 0% | 41% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Not Voting |
| Bussman | — | Not Voting |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Not Voting |
| Holtzclaw | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders | — | Not Voting |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Not Voting |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Not Voting |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Not Voting |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Not Voting |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 173 do?
- Dogs, used for agricultural work, exempt from local leash laws, exception-
- Who sponsors SB 173?
- SB 173 is sponsored by Whatley.
- What is the current status of SB 173?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 173?
- Track SB 173 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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