Relating to animal crush videos.
Summary
Digest: The Act creates new crimes concerning visual displays of animal abuse. The Act creates exceptions to the new crimes. The Act amends related animal cruelty laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Criminalizes the creation of a visual recording of aggravated animal abuse. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Creates the crime of encouraging aggravated animal abuse in the first degree. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates the crime of encouraging aggravated animal abuse in the second degree. Punishes by a maximum of six months' imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both. Establishes certain exceptions to the new crimes. Establishes certain changes related to a prohibition against possession of the same genus or domestic animal against which a crime was committed or involved.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Signed Mar 27, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Mar 27, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed.
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary.
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed.
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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