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SB 420: Animal Abuse

GENERAL BILL by Pizzo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book ; Torres

Animal Abuse; Increasing the criminal penalties for sexual activities involving animals; assigning an offense severity ranking for sexual activities involving animals for purposes of the Criminal Punishment Code; increasing the offense severity ranking for fighting or baiting animals for purposes of the Criminal Punishment Code, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1798 (Ch. 2022-212)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/7/2021 Senate • Filed
10/13/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 24
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 24
3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1798 (Ch. 2022-212)