SB 952: Cruelty to Animals
GENERAL BILL by Steube ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hutson ; Perry ; Hukill
Cruelty to Animals; Citing this act as "Ponce’s Law"; authorizing a court to prohibit certain offenders from owning or having contact with animals, etc.
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/16/2017 Senate • Filed
12/4/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 73
1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 73
2/1/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/06/18, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
2/6/2018 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 296
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 296
2/8/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/13/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/13/2018 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 347
2/14/2018 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 347
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87)
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SB 952, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/16/2017 at 3:30 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2018 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2018 (pdf)
Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2018 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2018 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 473 (c1) Animal Welfare Leek, Brodeur Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1576 (Ch. 2018-87) 
S 1576 (er) Animal Welfare Steube Compare Last Action: 3/26/2018 Chapter No. 2018-87
Committee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 2/6/2018 9:00 AM Criminal Justice 4 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/13/2018 2:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 828.12 Cruelty to animals. Page 1 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 3 (pdf)
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