CHAPTER NUMBER: 448
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1415/05 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Levy, Jameson, Sossi, Menes, Quinter, Cane, Barve,
Bromwell, Cardin, McMillan, McComas, Mandel, Cryor, Bronrott, Heller,
Petzold, Hogan, and King
- Entitled:
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Crimes - Inflicting Unnecessary Suffering or Pain on Animals -
Prohibition
Prohibiting a person from inflicting unnecessary suffering or pain on
an animal; repealing the requirement that a person have charge or
custody of an animal, as owner or otherwise, to be prosecuted for
inflicting unnecessary suffering or pain on an animal; and providing
that the Act does not apply to lawful hunting or lawful trapping.
House Action
- 7/21
- Pre-filed
- 1/11
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/25
- Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/20
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 2/21
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/23
- Third Reading Passed (128-0)
- 4/9
- House Concur - Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (139-1)
- Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
- 2/27
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/28
- Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/5
- Floor Amendment (Senator Grosfeld)
- Special Order later today (Senator Stoltzfus) Adopted
- 4/7
- Floor Amendment (Senator Grosfeld) Adopted
- Special Order later today (Senator Harris) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (18-28)
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-1)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/16
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 448
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
- Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
- Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
- Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
- Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
- Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- PENALTIES
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Law
- (
10-604
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
- Number: 103427/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 2006 at:
11:08 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 233624/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 17, 2006 at:
8:45 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 568275/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 7, 2006 at:
11:30 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- February 23, 2006: Third Reading Passed (128-0)
- April 9, 2006: Third Reading Passed (139-1)
Senate
- April 7, 2006: Floor Amendment (Harris) {103427/1 Rejected (18-28)
- April 7, 2006: Third Reading Passed (45-1)
