Efforts to repeal Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act
Nearly 1 million Missourians voted to crack down on puppy mill abuses by passing Prop B in November, however, state lawmakers are trying to gut this new law. The debate in Jefferson City is nothing but a rehash of the public discussion over Prop B; these lawmakers haven’t brought any new ideas or arguments to the table. The people of Missouri heard these same baseless and doomsday arguments and in spite of that, they made a judgment to approve Prop B to help dogs. The measure passed by 61,000 votes, and won in a majority of state senate, state house, and congressional districts.
The Missouri Senate recently debated and voted on SB 113, which the legislative sponsor somehow casts as a compromise, but which in fact repeals every core provision of Prop B. The Missouri House is also expected to consider HB 131, another bill that guts Prop B, in the coming weeks. To learn more about the effects of SB 113 and BH 131 and how they would affect Proposition B, view the comparison chart here. If you have not yet contacted Gov. Jay Nixon to ask him to veto any anti-Prop B legislation, please take a moment to do so today.
Below you can see how the senators voted on March 10th, and how their constituents voted on Prop B.
The following Missouri state senators voted “no” on both SB 113 and its emergency clause, standing up for the will of the voters and the welfare of dogs:
* Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-14, 70.5 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-7, 65.4 percent for Prop B
* Sen. S. Kiki Curls, D-9, 72.8 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-23, 64.8 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Timothy P. Green, D-13, 73.3 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Jolie Justus, D-10, 75.9 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Joseph Keaveny, D-4, 78 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Will Kraus, R-8, 60.4 percent for Prop B
* Sen. John T. Lamping, R-24, 69 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Jim Lembke, R-1, 70.4 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Ryan McKenna, D-22, 60.7 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-17, 67.7 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-15, 70.1 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, D-5, 79.4 percent for Prop B
The following senators voted “yes” on the bill to gut Prop B, as well as the emergency clause to prevent a future referendum:
* Sen. Dan Brown, R-16, 29.4 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Victor Callahan, D-11, 67.7 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Jason Crowell, R-27, 35.1 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Bob Dixon, R-30, 50.9 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Kevin Engler, R-3, 48.9 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Jack Goodman, R-29, 34.1 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Mike Kehoe, R-6, 33.7 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Brad Lager, R-12, 27.4 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Robert Mayer, R-25, 39.9 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Brian Munzlinger, R-18, 24.3 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Brian Nieves, R-26, 44.5 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Mike Parson, R-28, 25.2 percent for Prop B
* Sen. David Pearce, R-31, 43.9 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Chuck Purgason, R-33, 28.6 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Ron Richard, R-32, 37.4 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Rob Schaaf, R-34, 58.8 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Bill Stouffer, R-21, 33.5 percent for Prop B
* Sen. Jay Wasson, R-20, 34 percent for Prop B
Though Sen. Scott Rupp, R-2, voted in favor of SB 113, he voted against the emergency clause. Sen. Schaefer abstained. And both of those actions were welcomed by our coalition.