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SB159 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021
SB159 Alabama 2010 Session
Senate Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2010
Session
2
Sponsors

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Emergency Management Agency, pet evacuation, EMA to adopt plans for household pets including service animals
Description

Under existing law, the State Emergency Management Agency is directed and authorized to oversee the planning and implementation of a response program for emergency management. There is no specific requirement that the program for emergency management include any provisions for the evacuation and sheltering of household pets and service animals.

This bill would require the State Emergency Management Agency, in consultation with local emergency management agencies, to create a comprehensive plan for the evacuation and sheltering of household pets and service animals.

Subjects
Emergency Management Agency

Bill Actions

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature