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CS/SB 2796: Animal Cruelty

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice ; Agriculture ; Sebesta ; Aronberg ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell

Animal Cruelty; (THIS BILL COMBINES S2796,CS/S1418) increases certain minimum mandatory fines & periods of incarceration for certain acts of cruelty to animals; provides definition; provides that it is first-degree misdemeanor for person to intentionally drag or fell by tail a bovine animal in organized sports exhibition; provides clarification re techniques or practices that are not prohibited. Amends 828.12,.121.

Effective Date: 07/01/2004
Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/2004 Senate • Filed
    3/16/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Criminal Justice -SJ 00317
    3/19/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/24/04, 3:30 pm, 301-C
    3/24/2004 Senate • Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00401
    3/25/2004 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00401
    4/8/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/13/04, 12:30 pm, 37-S --Temporarily postponed
    4/15/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/20/04, 1:15 pm, 37-S
    4/20/2004 Senate • CS combines this bill with CS/SB 1418; CS by- Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00699; CS read first time on 04/21/04 -SJ 00712
    4/21/2004 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00699
    4/23/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00868; Read second time -SJ 00834
    4/24/2004 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00888; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00888
    4/26/2004 House • In Messages
    4/30/2004 House • Died in Messages

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  • CS/SB 2796, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2004 at 11:50 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2004 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 1637 Culp Similar Last Action: 4/30/2004 H Died in Committee on Agriculture
    Location:
    S 1418 (c1) Cruelty to Animals/Bovines Aronberg Compare Last Action: 4/20/2004 S CS combines this bill with SB 2796; CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00699; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/SB 2796 (Died in House Messages)
    Location:

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/20/2004 1:15 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2004 11:25 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    828.12 Cruelty to animals.
    828.121 Conduct of simulated bullfighting exhibitions.

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  • SB 2796, Original Filed Version Posted 3/4/2004 at 2:08 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Agriculture (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2004 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/24/2004 3:30 PM Agriculture 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    828.12 Cruelty to animals.

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