![]() HB 754 – Prohibiting local governments from hiring legislative consultants or lobbying the LegislatureĪlmost one third of all bills filed in the previous two sessions of the Texas Legislature have affected cities in some way, from reducing revenue options to reducing development authority to requiring spending on certain items regardless of the city’s circumstances. The community has been very vocal about reducing euthanasia in animal shelters, and HB 652 could reverse the progress Irving has made in saving animal lives.įinal Disposition: HB 652 passed but in modified form, requiring that a notice to have an animal checked by a veterinarian after adoption, which the city encourages anyway. To comply with the legislation, the city’s Irving Animal Care Campus would constantly generate these notices. The city is concerned that issuing constant disease notices for relatively benign illnesses - some of which are expected, not fatal and not contagious for humans - can negatively impact adoptions at the animal shelter. House Bill (HB) 652, required public animal shelters - only public shelters - to notify their animal adopters if there is “epizootic” disease present in the shelter within 15 days before or after the animal is adopted. ![]() HB 652 – Disease Notices in Animal Shelters This is a short recap of the issues the City of Irving highlighted during the 87 th session and their final disposition. 14, and many entities and legislators are already drafting legislation. The City of Irving is preparing for the 88th Legislative Session, which officially begins Jan.
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