CA SB 250 - Suspended!

Woo! I'll post details later but here are the bare bones results:

0 (zero) supporters spoke up
5 (five) opponents spoke up

• Finances said there would be costs
• Opponents said there would be costs
• Sen. Runner confirmed with opponents that nowhere in the US has mandatory spay/neuter ever decreased shelter costs - it always gets worse.
• Sen. Runner also confirmed with Finance that the state will get unfunded mandate costs, more cats & dogs will be abandoned, so those mandate costs will increase.

Then Sen. Runner asked Finance: so, local government can ask the State to pay for the increased costs?
Finance: yes

SB 250 will be thoroughly vetted by the Committee and voted up or down late in the month.

Methinks it's dead, Jim.