CHAPTER NUMBER: 448
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Owings, Franchot, Sher, K. Kelly, Benson, Stern,
Rzepkowski, Patterson, Giannetti, Valderrama, Elliott, Moe, Menes,
Clagett, Stull, and Hixson
- Entitled:
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Crimes - Cruelty to Animals -
Animals Used by a Law Enforcement Unit
Prohibiting a person from intentionally inflicting bodily harm,
disability, or death on an animal used by a law enforcement unit,
except in the case of self-defense; and authorizing, as a condition of
sentencing for a person convicted under the Act, a court to order the
person to participate in psychological counseling that is to be paid
for by the person.
House Action
- 2/12
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/16
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/18
- Third Reading Passed (126-6)
- 4/4
- House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
- House Requests Senate Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Delegates E. Burns, Kelly, and Hutchins
- 4/10
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (129-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/13
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 448
Senate Action
- 3/19
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/24
- Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/6
- Floor Amendment (Senator C. Mitchell) Adopted (26-19)
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
- 4/9
- Senate Refuses to Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Stone, Forehand, and Colburn
- 4/10
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (45-1)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
- Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
- Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
- Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
- Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
- Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; HUNTING; TRAPPING; TURTLES
- BIRDS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
- PENALTIES
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
59
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 362306/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 16, 1999 at:
10:44 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Senate
- Number: 113215/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 12, 1999 at:
6:27 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 178268/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 6, 1999 at:
11:17 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 773710/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 7, 1999 at:
1:01 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 113215/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 12, 1999 at:
6:09 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Amendment Number: 963118/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 12, 1999 at:
6:09 p.m. Status: Incomplete
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 18, 1999: Third Reading Passed (126-6)
- April 10, 1999: Third Reading Passed (129-0)
- Senate
- April 6, 1999: Floor Amendment (Mitchell C) {773710/1 Adopted (26-19)
- April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
- April 10, 1999: Third Reading Passed (45-1)
