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Clarifying that a person who has charge or custody of an animal and who unnecessarily fails to provide the animal with proper air, proper space, proper shelter, or proper protection from the weather is guilty of violating a specified prohibition against abuse or neglect of an animal; and clarifying that a person who intentionally mutilates, intentionally tortures, intentionally cruelly beats, or intentionally cruelly kills an animal is guilty of violating a specified prohibition against aggravated cruelty to animals.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0790

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/26/2017 Legislative Date 1/26/2017 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/01/2017 Legislative Date 2/01/2017 Action Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2017 Legislative Date 3/13/2017 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2017 Legislative Date 3/11/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2017 Legislative Date 3/12/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (131-5) Proceedings 46AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2017 Legislative Date 3/16/2017 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2017 Legislative Date 3/30/2017 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2017 Legislative Date 3/26/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2017 Legislative Date 4/01/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2017 Legislative Date 3/31/2017 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/18/2017 Legislative Date 4/18/2017 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 188 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/26/2017	1/26/2017	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability
House	2/01/2017	2/01/2017	Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2017	3/13/2017	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/14/2017	3/11/2017	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	45 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability
House	3/15/2017	3/12/2017	Third Reading Passed (131-5)	46AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2017	3/16/2017	Referred Judicial Proceedings	45 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/30/2017	3/30/2017	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/30/2017	3/26/2017	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	55 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2017	4/01/2017	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2017	3/31/2017	Returned Passed	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/18/2017	4/18/2017	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 188
			Text - Chapter - Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability

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