Aggravated Animal Cruelty
Summary
Aggravated Animal Cruelty; Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website the names of certain individuals who have violated specified animal cruelty provisions; provides a sentencing multiplier for specified offenses of aggravated animal cruelty.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025
Signed May 28, 2025
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MINOR
This bill was enrolled and finalized for the 2025 Legislature, adding 'ENROLLED' and '2025 Legislature' headers to the document. The changes are primarily administrative formatting updates rather than substantive policy modifications to the bill's content regarding aggravated animal cruelty.
TECHNICAL
Added 'ENROLLED' designation and '2025 Legislature' text to document headers
Removed draft version identifiers and CS/HB 255, Engrossed 1 headers from multiple pages
Updated document footer identifiers from 'hb255 -02-e1' to 'hb255 -02-er'
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House Apr 9, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 29, 2025
D
Democratic10
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
13
Committee
12
Amendments
1
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
lower
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Amendment 687730 Concur
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (687730)
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Chaney
RRepublican
P
Meg Weinberger
RRepublican
Co
Dana Trabulsy
RRepublican
Co
FB
Fabián Basabe
RRepublican
Co
JL
Johanna López
DDemocratic
Co
Juan Porras
RRepublican
Co
Kiyan Michael
RRepublican
Co
Michelle Salzman
RRepublican
Co
Mike Redondo
RRepublican
Co
Peggy Gossett-Seidman
RRepublican
Co
Susan Plasencia
RRepublican
Co
Toby Overdorf
RRepublican
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