Bill Information[]
House Concurrent Resolution 101
Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Abandoned and Free-roaming Horse Task Force and provide that the purpose of the task force is to study issues regarding abandoned and free-roaming horses and to develop consensus legislative recommendations to address those issues.
Sponsor: Rep. Fitz Steele
Co-Sponsers: Rep. Mike Denham, Rep. David Osborne
Date Introduced: January 28, 2016
Latest Activity: Became a law without Gov. Bevin's signature April 14, 2016
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Major Changes During Process[]
SCS1 - Retain original provisions; remove references to abandoned horses; state that it is illegal to abandon a horse in the Commonwealth; emphasize the importance of the humane management of free-roaming horses; provide that horses are symbolic animals in the Commonwealth.
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