Offenses Against Certain Animals
Summary
Offenses Against Certain Animals; Prohibits offering or doing violence to police horse or police canine in certain circumstances; increases classification of specified criminal offenses committed against police canines, fire canines, SAR canines, or police horses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 22, 2023
Signed May 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
May 1, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
15
Committee
17
May 23, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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