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The Colorado state House on Wednesday passed a bill that would seek to ban new pet stores from selling puppies and kittens over near-united opposition from the chamber’s GOP caucus.
A bill that would ban new pet stores from selling puppies and kittens, an attempt that proponents say would curtail trafficking from puppy and kitten mills, saw major changes Thursday in the House Agriculture, Livestock and Water Committee. House Bill 1102 passed on an 7-4 party-line vote and is now headed to the full House.
There are about a dozen pet stores in Colorado licensed to sell puppies and kittens, and only nine, all along the Front Range, do so on a regular basis, according to testimony during a nearly five-hour hearing Monday.
As introduced, the bill requires pet stores to provide customers with the pet s price, breeder information, the cost of financing the sale, if needed, as well as requiring that information for advertisements.
After being sworn in, Hanks missed the next two days, saying he had stomach issues.
âI think I had a case of food poisoning, a microwave burrito that probably should have cooked another 30 seconds,â Hanks said. âI wasnât feeling fully comfortable, so I talked to the Republican Whip (Rod Pelton) about missing a few days. I have to say Iâm kind of amused by this âWhereâs Waldoâ treatment by the media.â
Hanks is serving on the health and insurance committee as well as the state, civic, military and veterans affairs committee.
He has put forward two bills so far, a water storage tanks grant program and a bill to repeal the 2013 law regarding large-capacity ammunition magazines.
After a weeks-long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Colorado General Assembly resumed its session Feb. 16. A look at some pending legislation:
Senate Bill 21-006 would legalize the composting of human remains. The bill allows for remains to be âconverted to soil using a container that accelerates the process of biological decomposition, also known as ânatural reduction.ââ Sponsors: Sen. Robert Rodriguez, D-SD32, Rep. Brianna Titone, D-HD27, and Rep. Matt Soper R-HD54,
Senate Bill 21-007 would mandate in-person voting unless a mail-in ballot is specifically requested. The 2020 presidential election was marred by â unverified and debunked â claims of widespread voter fraud and election conspiracies. Sponsor: Sen. Paul Lundeen, R-SD9.