2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 649

CHAPTER NUMBER: 593 File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Prior Year Introduction As: HB 711/99 - JUD Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 356
Sponsored By:
Delegates Montague, Owings, Stern, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Dobson, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Finifter, Frush, Getty, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, James, A. Jones, Kagan, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Malone, McClenahan, McHale, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Patterson, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sher, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stull, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Crimes - Aggravated Cruelty to Animals

Synopsis:

Establishing as the felony of aggravated cruelty to animals, acts relating to the mutilation, torture, killing, or beating of an animal, actions relating to dogfighting and cockfighting, or specified injuries to animals owned or used by law enforcement units; allowing a court to order psychological counseling paid for by the defendant for persons convicted of crimes involving cruelty to animals; repealing provisions relating to animal cruelty; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Judiciary
2/13
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order next session (Delegate Baldwin) Adopted
3/21
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
5/18
Signed by the Governor Chapter 593
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISTRICT COURTS
JURISDICTION
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MENTAL HEALTH
PENALTIES
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 4-301 , 4-301 , 4-302 )
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 59 , 59 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 172314/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2001   at: 10:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 2001: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (45-0)