A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 47-3-630 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR TEASING, MALTREATING, AND INJURING POLICE DOGS AND HORSES, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO TORTURES, MUTILATES, INJURES, DISABLES, POISONS, OR KILLS A POLICE DOG OR HORSE MAY BE FINED UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, MAY BE IMPRISONED FOR UP TO TEN YEARS, MUST PAY RESTITUTION TO COVER THE COST OF RESTORING OR REPLACING THE DOG OR HORSE INJURED OR KILLED, AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE UP TO FIVE HUNDRED HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR AN ANIMAL-RELATED ORGANIZATION OR FOUNDATION.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House Failed
Apr 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Apr 17, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2017 · House Apr 17, 2018
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 8, 2017
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Apr 17, 2018
Committee
Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Apr 17, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 17, 2018
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (36-57-28)
house
Apr 11, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0)
senate
Jan 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 13, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Greg Hembree
RRepublican
P
Paul G. Campbell, Jr.
RRepublican
P
Sandy Senn
RRepublican
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