File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Edwards
- Entitled:
-
Criminal Law - Aggravated Animal Cruelty Associated with Domestic
Violence
Establishing the crime of aggravated animal cruelty associated with
domestic violence, which is the intentional mutilation, torture, cruel
beating, or cruel death or authorizing any of those acts to an animal
owned by a person who is eligible to seek relief from domestic
violence or in the presence of a person who is eligible to seek relief
from domestic violence; establishing penalties; and altering the
definition of abuse in a domestic situation to include a violation of
the Act.
House Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/25
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE
- PENALTIES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law (Proposed - Text available when HB 11 passed)
- (
10-607 ,
10-607
)
- Family Law
- (
4-501
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
