20RS SB 21

Senate Bill 21

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Last Action	04/24/20: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 117)
Title	AN ACT relating to veterinarians.
Bill Documents	Current/Final Introduced
Bill Request Number	205
Sponsors	C. Embry Jr., M. McGarvey
Summary of Original Version	Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 321 to require that a veterinarian report abuse and to allow immunity for a good faith report; amends KRS 321.185 to allow veterinarians to release information in order to report abuse.
Index Headings of Original Version	Dogs - Abuse of animals, reporting by veterinarian Veterinarians - Abuse of animals, reporting by veterinarian Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Abuse of animals, reporting by veterinarian
Jump to Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Substitute 2 Senate Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 House Floor Amendment 3 House Floor Amendment 4
Votes	Vote History

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08/20/19	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/07/20	introduced in Senate
01/08/20	to Agriculture (S)
02/04/20	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/05/20	2nd reading, to Rules
02/19/20	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/26/20	recommitted to Agriculture (S)
03/03/20	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2)
03/04/20	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 5, 2020
03/05/20	3rd reading Committee Substitute (1) withdrawn floor amendment (1) withdrawn passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (2)
03/06/20	received in House
03/09/20	to Agriculture (H)
03/10/20	posted in committee
03/17/20	taken from Agriculture (H) 1st reading returned to Agriculture (H)
03/18/20	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
03/26/20	floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
04/01/20	floor amendments (3) and (4-title) filed
04/14/20	taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day 3rd reading, passed 79-4 with floor amendments (1),(3) and (4-title)
04/15/20	received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendments (1) (3) and (4-title) Senate refused to concur in House floor amendments (1) (3) and (4-title) received in House to Rules (H) taken from Rules posted for passage for receding from House floor amendments (1), (3) and (4-title) House receded from floor amendments (1) (3) and (4-title) passed 78-7 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
04/24/20	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 117)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; allow veterinarians to report the abuse of animals under their care instead of to require them to report the abuse; specify the statutes under which the abuse must occur to be reportable.
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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 2
Summary	Retain original provisions; specify the statutes under which the abuse must occur to be reportable; allow veterinarians to report the abuse instead of requiring them to report the abuse; require a veterinarian to have a veterinarian-client-patient relationship with an animal to be able to make a report of abuse; only allow the veterinarian to report abuse to the Office of the State Veterinarian for an animal for which an on-farm livestock or poultry care standard has been promulgated or to law enforcement for any other animal; remove veterinarian immunity from liability arising from making a report of abuse.
Index Headings	Veterinarians - Abuse of animals, veterinarian reporting, to whom to report Veterinarians - Animal abuse reporting, veterinarian-client-patient relationship Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Abuse of animals, veterinarian reporting, to whom to report Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Animal abuse reporting, veterinarian-client-patient relationship

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Webb
Summary	Delete provisions for immunity for reporting of abuse outside of a written release from client, a court order or subpoena.
Index Headings	Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Reporting of animal abuse, veterinarians, liability for Veterinarians - Reporting of animal abuse, veterinarians, liability for

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	W. Thomas
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 403.720 to define "domestic animal" and include violence against a domestic animal owned by the person for whom protection is sought used as coercive conduct in the definition of "domestic violence and abuse"; amend KRS 403.740 to allow a judge to award possession of a domestic animal to the petitioner; amend KRS 456.010 to include violence against a domestic animal owned by the person for whom protection is sought used as coercive conduct in the definition of "dating violence and abuse"; amend KRS 456.060 to allow a judge to award possession of a domestic animal to the petitioner.
Index Headings	Domestic Relations - Domestic violence, conduct against domestic animals, including Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Domestic violence, conduct against domestic animals, including Civil Actions - Domestic violence, conduct against domestic animals, including Dogs - Domestic violence, conduct against domestic animals, including

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	W. Thomas
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 21

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	M. Koch
Summary	Amend definition of "property" in KRS 512.010 to include lifestock as defined in KRS 150.010.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Criminal mischief, definition of property Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Property, definition of

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	M. Koch
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 21