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HB2535Introduced in the House

Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.

Engrossed

Introduced by Judiciary

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.

Where it stands

House Motion to not adopt Conference Committee Report passed; Yea: 107 Nay: 14 (Bill is killed)

April 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Motion to not adopt Conference Committee Report passed - Yea: 107 Nay: 14 · April 10, 2026

107

Yes

14

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Yes
Dan Goddard7No
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. House Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  6. House Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 98 Nay: 18

  7. Senate Received and Introduced

  8. Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  9. Senate Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

  10. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary

  11. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  12. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  13. Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 1

  14. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Humphries , Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman as conferees

  15. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees

  16. House Representative Hawkins, Representative Croft, and Representative Sawyer are appointed to replace Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L., and Representative Osman on the Conference Committee

  17. Senate Senator Masterson and Senator Blasi are appointed to replace Senator Warren and Senator Titus on the Conference Committee

  18. Senate Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

  19. House Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

  20. Senate Conference committee report now available

  21. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 30 Nay: 8

  22. House Motion to not adopt Conference Committee Report passed; Yea: 107 Nay: 14 (Bill is killed)

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