HOUSE BILL 649

Sponsored By:

Delegates Montague, Owings, Stern, R. Baker, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Cole, Conroy, Conway, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Dewberry, Dobson, Dypski, Edwards, Elliott, Finifter, Frush, Getty, Giannetti, Glassman, Goldwater, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Hubers, Hurson, James, A. Jones, Kagan, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Kopp, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, Malone, McClenahan, McHale, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Patterson, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Shank, Sher, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stull, Turner, Valderrama, Walkup, Weir, and Zirkin

Entitled:

Crimes - Aggravated Cruelty to Animals

Synopsis:

Establishing as the felony of aggravated cruelty to animals, acts relating to the mutilation, torture, killing, or beating of an animal, actions relating to dogfighting and cockfighting, or specified injuries to animals owned or used by law enforcement units; allowing a court to order psychological counseling paid for by the defendant for persons convicted of crimes involving cruelty to animals; repealing provisions relating to animal cruelty; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/7

First Reading Judiciary

2/13

Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.

3/23

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/20

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Special Order next session (Delegate Baldwin) Adopted

3/21

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/24

Third Reading Passed (137-0)

4/2

Returned Passed

5/18

Signed by the Governor Chapter 593

Senate Action

3/27

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

4/5

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/3

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B

Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34

Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38

Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43

Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46

Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5

Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B

Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B

Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A

Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34

Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B

Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32

Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B

Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A

Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6

Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

DISTRICT COURTS

JURISDICTION

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

MENTAL HEALTH

PENALTIES

SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 4-301 , 4-301 , 4-302 )

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 59 , 59 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 172314/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2001   at: 10:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 24, 2001: Third Reading Passed (137-0)

Senate

April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (45-0)