CHAPTER NUMBER: 592
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 649
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Jimeno, Collins, DeGrange, Frosh, Jacobs, Neall, Stone,
Teitelbaum, Colburn, Lawlah,
McCabe, and Van Hollen
- Entitled:
-
Crimes - Aggravated Cruelty to Animals
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.
Senate Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/7
- Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Harris) Adopted
- 3/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/26
- Third Reading Passed (39-5)
- 4/5
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (45-2)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/18
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 592
House Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/27
- Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 4/1
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
- Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- 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
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 168276/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 22, 2001 at:
9:35 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 002517/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 6, 2001 at:
11:01 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 26, 2001: Third Reading Passed (39-5)
- April 5, 2001: Third Reading Passed (45-2)
- House
- April 2, 2001: Third Reading Passed (134-0)