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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:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0455

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2017 Legislative Date 2/03/2017 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/08/2017 Legislative Date 2/08/2017 Action Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/27/2017 Legislative Date 2/27/2017 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/01/2017 Legislative Date 3/01/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/03/2017 Legislative Date 3/03/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2017 Legislative Date 3/06/2017 Action Referred Judiciary Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2017 Legislative Date 3/16/2017 Action Hearing 3/29 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 3/31/2017 Legislative Date 3/31/2017 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/31/2017 Legislative Date 3/27/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2017 Legislative Date 3/28/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (136-1) Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2017 Legislative Date 3/30/2017 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/18/2017 Legislative Date 4/18/2017 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 187 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/03/2017	2/03/2017	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability
Senate	2/08/2017	2/08/2017	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/27/2017	2/27/2017	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/01/2017	3/01/2017	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	34 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability
Senate	3/03/2017	3/03/2017	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/06/2017	3/06/2017	Referred Judiciary	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2017	3/16/2017	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/31/2017	3/31/2017	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/31/2017	3/27/2017	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2017	3/28/2017	Third Reading Passed (136-1)	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2017	3/30/2017	Returned Passed	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/18/2017	4/18/2017	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 187
			Text - Chapter - Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability

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