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CS/HB 67: Police, Fire, and Search and Rescue Canines and Police Horses

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Tomkow ; Byrd ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila ; Bell ; Caruso ; Cortes ; Eskamani ; Fischer ; Gottlieb ; Grieco ; Killebrew ; Latvala ; Leek ; Rodriguez, A. ; Sabatini ; Sirois

Police, Fire, and Search and Rescue Canines and Police Horses; Expands definitions of "police canine" & "SAR canine" to include any canine that is owned, or service of which is employed, by correctional agency; increases penalty for intentionally & knowingly causing great bodily harm, permanent disability, or death to, or using deadly weapon upon, police canines or horses, fire canines, or SAR canines.

Effective Date: 10/1/2019
Last Action: 4/10/2019 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2019-9) -HJ 602
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/30/2018 House • Filed
1/3/2019 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 27
1/30/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 02/06/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/6/2019 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 296
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 296
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 27
• On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/07/19, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/7/2019 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 363
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 363
3/19/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/21/19, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall
3/21/2019 House • CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 489
3/22/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
3/25/2019 House • CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 483
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 496
4/4/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
4/10/2019 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 96 -HJ 602
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2019-9) -HJ 602