HB 1646 Tennessee House · 112th Regular Session (2021-2022)

Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, enacts "Joker's Law," which revises the offense of knowingly and unlawfully killing a police dog, fire dog, search and rescue dog, service animal, or police horse without the owner's effective consent; adds provisions regarding knowingly and unlawfully causing serious injury to such an animal; revises and enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-134 and Title 39, Chapter 14.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2022

House Passage

Apr 2022

Senate Passage

Apr 2022

Signed into Law

Jun 2022

Introduced Dec 1, 2021 Signed Jun 1, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2022 · House Apr 27, 2022

How they voted

27–1

Passed

Total votes 28

Apr 20, 2022

D Democratic4

3 Yea 1 Nay

75% Yea

R Republican24

24 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 1, 2022

Signed into law

Signed by Governor.

upper

Apr 27, 2022

Amended

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1021)

upper

Apr 27, 2022

Amended

Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0504)

upper

Apr 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 6, PNV 0

lower

Apr 26, 2022

Committee

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

lower

Apr 26, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022

lower

Apr 26, 2022

Lower · Passed

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

lower

Apr 26, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022

lower

Apr 20, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0905)

upper

Apr 20, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 1

upper

Apr 20, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022

lower

Apr 6, 2022

Upper · Passed

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1

upper

Mar 30, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2022

upper

Mar 30, 2022

Upper · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/5/2022

upper

Mar 30, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2022

upper

Mar 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/30/2022

upper

Mar 23, 2022

Upper · Passed

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022

upper

Feb 16, 2022

Committee

Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

lower

Feb 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/23/2022

lower

Feb 9, 2022

Lower · Passed

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

lower

Feb 2, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

upper

Feb 2, 2022

Committee

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee

lower

Feb 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/9/2022

lower

Jan 31, 2022

Introduced

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

upper

Jan 27, 2022

Introduced

Filed for introduction

upper

Jan 26, 2022

Lower · Passed

Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/2/2022

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/2/2022

lower

Jan 19, 2022

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/26/2022

lower

Jan 12, 2022

Committee

P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee

lower

Jan 12, 2022

Committee

Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Jan 11, 2022

Introduced

Intro., P1C.

lower

Dec 1, 2021

Introduced

Filed for introduction

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors