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2020 Legislation

Increases Penalty for Animal Abuse

HB 1424/HB 1679

Sponsors: Rep. Burnett & Rep. Basye

Alliance Position: Supported

Status: Failed

Restricts the Use of Animals in Research

HB 1797

Sponsor: Rep. Hicks

Alliance Position: Supported

Status: Failed

This bill prohibits a public or private institution of higher education from carrying out medically unnecessary scientific or medical research on dogs or cats that would cause significant pain or distress. The bill prohibits state funds from being used on this type of research and includes a penalty provision of up to $50,000 for each violation.

Establishes Missouri Animal Abuse Registry

HB 1689/HB 1759

Sponsor: Rep. Burnett & Rep. Hannegan

Alliance Position: Supported

Status: Failed

Requires the Missouri State Highway Patrol to post a public-accessible list on its website of any person convicted of an animal abuse offense. 

Establishes Missouri Animal Abuse Registry  & Increases Penalty for Animal Abuse

HB 1425

Sponsor: Rep. Burnett

Alliance Position: Supported

Status: Failed

Enhances the penalty for animal abuse and requires the Missouri State Highway Patrol to post a public-accessible list on its website of any person convicted of an animal abuse offense. 

Provides Treatment for Animal Abusers

HB 1320

Sponsor: Rep. Sommer

Alliance Position: Supported

Status: Failed

This bill allows the Court to order psychological or psychiatric evaluation and treatment for individuals who abuse animals. It also provides immunity to any person, including a veterinarian, teacher, and school personnel, who reports animal abuse to a law enforcement agency.

Establishes Animal Shelter Appreciation Week

HB 1325

Sponsor: Rep. Sommer

Alliance Position: Supported

Status: Failed

Designates the first full week in November each year as Animal Shelter Appreciation Week.

Protects Animals in Hot Cars

HB 1269

Sponsor: Rep Bangert

Alliance Position: Supported

Status: Failed

Provides immunity from civil liability for persons who render assistance to animals trapped in motor vehicles.

Allows Animals to Be Placed on Domestic Orders of Protection

SB 959

Sponsor: Senator Sifton

Alliance Position: Supported

Status: Failed

This bill would afford protection for animals in domestic abuse cases. Household pets often become pawns in the game of power and control that batterers use to coerce, control, and intimidate their victims. In a nationwide study, 76% of battered women reported that their abusers had harmed, killed, or threatened their animals.

Eliminates Disposition Process for Abused and Neglected Animals

SB 816/HB 2111

Sponsors: Senator Crawford & Rep. Anderson

Alliance Position: Opposed

Status: Defeated

This bill would effectively eliminate the disposition process for abused and neglected animals and allow the animals to remain in the hands of their abusers until the conclusion of a criminal trial. It also eliminates the authority of animal control officers from rescuing abused and neglected animals.

Prohibits Municipalities From Banning Cruel Animal Events and From Regulating Working Animals

HB 1752/SB 979

Sponsors: Rep. Spencer & Senator Wallingford

Alliance Position: Opposed

This legislation would allow numerous abusive practices to be inflicted upon working animals and permit cruel animal activities such as "horse tripping."  It would deny proper housing and care of working animals and animals used in entertainment. While this bill is intended to allow carriage horse operators to operate without any oversight it also eliminates regulations on all working animals if such regulations are considered a "financial hardship" by the animal user.

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