2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 265

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 21
Sponsored By:
Delegates Waldstreicher, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Barve, Cardin, Costa, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Haddaway, Hucker, Kipke, Lee, Love, Manno, McComas, McDonough, Mizeur, Montgomery, Olszewski, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Schuler, Stein, and Valderrama
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of Animal - Increased Penalties

Synopsis:

Increasing the penalties for specified violations concerning the abuse or neglect of animals; and authorizing a court, as a condition of sentencing, to prohibit a defendant convicted of violating specified animal abuse or neglect laws from future ownership of an animal.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/25
First Reading Judiciary
1/27
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2/12
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 10-604 , 10-606 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered