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Legislation


1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 711

CHAPTER NUMBER: 448 File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegates Owings, Franchot, Sher, K. Kelly, Benson, Stern, Rzepkowski, Patterson, Giannetti, Valderrama, Elliott, Moe, Menes, Clagett, Stull, and Hixson
Entitled:
Crimes - Cruelty to Animals - Animals Used by a Law Enforcement Unit

Synopsis:

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.

History by Legislative Date

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 )

Documents:

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)
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