Hotlist Bills - Week of February 7th

This week's hearings are all about the Costs of Cruelty:  (SB 203/HB 484 and SB 445/HB 336). 

These bills will allow judges to order people convicted of cruelty to pay the costs of caring for the animals during the trial.  This is critical for animal control folks, since right now, they are often stuck with the bill – which can be tens of thousands (sometimes hundreds of thousands!) of dollars.  These bills would conceivably allow for non-profits or rescue groups to be reimbursed as well. 

These bills will be considered THIS WEEK, in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Wednesday, February 8^th at 1pm and in the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, February 9^th at 1pm. 

If your senator or one of your delegates is on these committees, call and ask for their support!  Their phone and email addresses are listed on the committee links above.  You can also find out who represents you here. 

Note:  Your phone call or email can be short and simple.  Just say you support these bills and would like your Senator and/or Delegate to vote for them.