PVA/Scorecards/2004/Governor

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PVA 2004 Voting Records and Scorecards

Colorado Governor

General notes:

The governor can act only on legislation that has been passed by the legislature. Therefore, the governor's scorecard lists only PVA's high-priority legislation that was passed by both the state Senate and the state House of Representatives.
Effective in 2001, PVA also tracks petition-related legislation. However, the governor did not have the opportunity to act on any of PVA's high-priority petition-related legislation during this session.
We round scores to the nearest whole percentage point.

Governor Bill Owens (R)

Bill or Resolution #	Description	Governor's Action	PVA Position
SB04-207	This bill would authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to deny facility license renewal to people with unpaid civil penalties pursuant to the "Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act" and it would reestablish the Pet Overpopulation Fund voluntary contribution program.	Signed the bill into law	Support
HB04-1135	This bill would allow non-profit wildlife sanctuaries to operate in Colorado for the purpose of providing care for abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned, or displaced wildlife for their lifetime. The sanctuaries would not be allowed to use the animals for entertainment; to sell, trade, or barter the animals or an animal's body or body parts; or to breed the animals.	Signed the bill into law	Support
	Score:	100% (2/2)

*Governor Owens's PVA History*
Overall scores in previous years tracked:
	1999 ~ 0% \| 2000 ~ 33% \| 2001 ~ 100% \| 2002 ~ 50% 2003 ~ 75%

Bill Owens's score on candidate questionnaire:
	2002 ~ Did not respond