Establishes procedures for seizure, care, and forfeiture of animals involved in animal cruelty violations.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
General Assembly Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jul 2023
Introduced Jan 31, 2022
Signed Jul 26, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2022
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
Mar 24, 2022
D
Democratic25
84% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 26, 2023
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2023, c.129.
executive
Jun 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0)
upper
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (68-3-1)
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Food Security Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-0)
upper
Mar 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
5 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AC
Annette Chaparro
DDemocratic
P
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
P
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
P
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Brian Stack
DDemocratic
Co
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Greg McGuckin
RRepublican
Co
Holly Schepisi
RRepublican
Co
JS
Jean Stanfield
RRepublican
Co
Jim Holzapfel
RRepublican
Co
Joe Cryan
DDemocratic
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