2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 624

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegates Boutin, Simmons, Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Feldman, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hurson, Kach, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Marriott, McDonough, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Stern, and Stull
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Dogfighting and Cockfighting

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from knowingly attending as a spectator a deliberately conducted event that uses a fowl, cock, or other bird to fight with another fowl, cock, or other bird; prohibiting a person from possessing, owning, selling, transporting, or training a dog or a fowl, cock, or other bird for specified purposes; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Judiciary
2/12
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Bob A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
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 Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Luiz Simmons, District 17
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
BIRDS
COUNSELORS -see also- SOCIAL WORKERS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
PENALTIES
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Criminal Law
( 10-605 , 10-605.1 , 10-607 , 10-608 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 062016/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2003   at: 11:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 178074/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2003   at: 11:11 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 2003: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (45-0)