AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ANIMAL FIGHTING.
Summary
This Act revises existing animal cruelty laws to include people who knowingly possess, own, buy, sell, transfer, or manufacture animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to engage in or otherwise promote or facilitate such fighting as guilty of a class E felony. This Act defines “animal fighting paraphernalia” and creates a list of considerations a court may use when assessing whether an item or object qualifies as animal fighting paraphernalia.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Jan 4, 2024
Signed Aug 29, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 27, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Aug 29, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Introduced
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 1 NO 2 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
upper
Jan 4, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
upper
15 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
P
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
P
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
P
Cyndie Romer
DDemocratic
P
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
P
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
P
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
P
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
P
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
P
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
P
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
P
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
P
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
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