Firearms; use or display during commission of a felony, killing or injuring police animals.
Summary
Adds maliciously shooting, stabbing, wounding, or otherwise causing bodily injury to or administering poison to any animal used or trained by a law-enforcement agency, regional jail, or the Department of Corrections to the list of felonies for which a separate penalty is prescribed if a firearm is used during the commission of the offense.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 27, 2017
Last action Feb 15, 2018
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Dec 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Dec 27, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103091D
legislature
1 primary · 43 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
Co
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
Co
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
Co
Christopher P. Stolle
RRepublican
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
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