Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1824: TO CREATE THE DOG AND CAT RESCUE ACT: DAISY'S LAW
Status: Chaptered, April 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the law concerning cruelty to animals; to create the dog and cat rescue to authorize law enforcement officers to secure a dog or cat in certain circumstances; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the dog and cat rescue act: daisy's law.
From the enrolled text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; TO CREATE THE DOG AND CAT RESCUE TO AUTHORIZE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO SECURE A DOG OR CAT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CREATE THE DOG AND CAT RESCUE ACT: DAISY'S LAW. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. Title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Dog and Cat Rescue Act: Daisy's Law". SECTION 2. Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 62, Subchapter 1, is amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 5-62-128. Law enforcement securing dogs and cats. (a) In addition to the disposition of a dog or cat provided under § 562-106, following a complaint of cruelty to dogs or cats under this subchapter, a law enforcement officer may temporarily secure a dog or cat and transfer temporary possession of the dog or cat to an appropriate place of custody if a substantial likelihood exists that the condition of the dog or cat would deteriorate if the dog or cat was not secured by the law *CRH098* 03/17/2025 3:38:57 PM CRH098 HB1824 enforcement officer. (b) A law enforcement officer may use the condition or the securing of other dogs or cats belonging …
Sponsors
- Matt Duffield (R, 53) · primary sponsor
- Alan Clark (R, 7)
- Beaty Jr., Howard (R, 95)
- Matt Brown (R, 55)
- Andrew Collins (D, 73)
- Cindy Crawford (R, 51)
- Denise Ennett (D, 80)
- Denise Garner (D, 20)
- Jimmie Gazaway (R, 31)
- Worthen, Diana (D, 9)
- Steve Hollowell (R, 37)
- Ashley Hudson (D, 75)
Latest actions
- : Notification that HB1824 is now Act 688
- : Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- : TO BE ENROLLED
- : Returned from the Senate as passed.
- : Returned to the House as passed.
- : Read the third time and passed.
- : Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
- : Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
- : Received from the House.
- : Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Votes
- Senate Roll Call #1093 (April 9, 2025): 18 yea, 14 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #1007 (April 7, 2025): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #868 (April 2, 2025): 73 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call #378 (March 3, 2025): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1824?
- HB1824 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO CREATE THE DOG AND CAT RESCUE ACT: DAISY'S LAW.
- What does HB1824 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to amend the law concerning cruelty to animals; to create the dog and cat rescue to authorize law enforcement officers to secure a dog or cat in certain circumstances; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the dog and cat rescue act: daisy's law.
- What is the status of HB1824?
- Chaptered as of April 16, 2025. Latest action: Notification that HB1824 is now Act 688 (April 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1824?
- Matt Duffield (R, 53), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1824?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HB1824
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