Kentucky 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 8 — AN ACT relating to the safety of canines and felines. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide civil immunity for damaging a vehicle if a person enters the vehicle with the reasonable, good-faith belief that a dog or cat is in immediate danger of death if not removed.

Last action — Reassigned to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Reassigned to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)

  2. Posted in committee

  3. To Judiciary (H)

  4. Received in House

  5. 3rd reading, passed 35-1

  6. Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 17, 2018

  7. 2nd reading, to Rules

  8. Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  9. To Judiciary (S)

  10. Introduced in Senate

  11. Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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5 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 133 not signed on

Sponsors (5)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (133)

133 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 8?
SB 8 is sponsored by C. Embry Jr., D. Seum, Gerald A. Neal (Democrat), Danny Carroll (Republican), and Harper Angel.
What is the current status of SB 8?
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 8?
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