File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 615
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates McComas, Eckardt, Frank, George, Haddaway, McDonough, Shank, and
Shewell
- Entitled:
-
Stalking and Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal
Changing the definition of "stalking" to include a malicious course of
conduct that puts another person in reasonable fear that a pet or
service animal likely will suffer cruelty or aggravated cruelty;
authorizing a District Court Commissioner or a judge in a specified
protective order to order a respondent to remain away from or refrain
from cruelty or aggravated cruelty to a pet or service animal or to
give the pet or service animal to a specified person; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/8
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Ron George, District 30
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
- District Courts
- Domestic Violence -see also- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Harassment
- Penalties
- Protection Orders
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law
- (
3-802 ,
10-601 ,
10-604 ,
10-606
)
- Family Law
- (
4-501 ,
4-501 ,
4-501 ,
4-504.1 ,
4-504.1 ,
4-505 ,
4-505 ,
4-506 ,
4-506 ,
4-509
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
