MA S501

Bill

To provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 37 of Chapter 129 of the General Laws to increase the maximum fine for violations related to animal welfare from $3,000 to $10,000. The fines collected will not revert to the General Fund, but instead be deposited in the Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund, which is established under Section 35ww of Chapter 10 of the General Laws, and will be available for use in subsequent fiscal years. The purpose of this bill is to provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (2)

Linda Campbell (D), Mark Montigny (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2540 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S501

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S501
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S501.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2244	Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H254	Regulating lottery funding	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3107	Establishing a federal transit funding maximization fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H341	Relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3492	Relative to community radiological emergency response funds	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3974	Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments	Accompanied a new draft, see H4073	Similar To
H4016	Relative to grants from the Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 50 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4061	Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4097	Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H436	Establishing an unfunded student reserve fund	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
H476	Relative to special education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S1928	To equitably support enhanced 911 service	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2020	Establishing the Representative Chris Walsh disaster and emergency aid fund for Massachusetts artists	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S218	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2886	Similar To
S2195	Crediting the stabilization fund for the sale of Fuller School in the city of Gloucester	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2225	Relative to the town of Sandwich	Accompanied a new draft, see H4468	Similar To
S2540	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environment, natural resources, and agriculture issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S344	Providing school transportation to homeless children	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2244

Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H254

Regulating lottery funding

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3107

Establishing a federal transit funding maximization fund

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H341

Relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3492

Relative to community radiological emergency response funds

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H3974

Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments

Accompanied a new draft, see H4073

Similar To

H4016

Relative to grants from the Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 50 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4061

Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4097

Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H436

Establishing an unfunded student reserve fund

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

H476

Relative to special education funding

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S1928

To equitably support enhanced 911 service

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2020

Establishing the Representative Chris Walsh disaster and emergency aid fund for Massachusetts artists

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S218

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2886

Similar To

S2195

Crediting the stabilization fund for the sale of Fuller School in the city of Gloucester

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2225

Relative to the town of Sandwich

Accompanied a new draft, see H4468

Similar To

S2540

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environment, natural resources, and agriculture issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S344

Providing school transportation to homeless children

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

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