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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

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  • 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

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  • CS/HB 67, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/22/2019 at 1:55 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 96 (er) Police, Fire, and Search and Rescue Dogs and Police Horses Bean Identical Last Action: 4/29/2019 Chapter No. 2019-9 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    767.16 Police or service dog; exemption. Page 3 (pdf)
    843.19 Offenses against police dogs, fire dogs, SAR dogs, or police horses. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • HB 67, Original Filed Version Posted 11/30/2018 at 8:34 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/17/2019 (pdf)
    Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2019 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 96 (c2) Police, Fire, and Search and Rescue Dogs and Police Horses Bean Similar Last Action: 4/29/2019 Chapter No. 2019-9 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    580807 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Tomkow 3/20/2019
    6:09 PM     		Adopted
    3/21/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    843.19 Offenses against police dogs, fire dogs, SAR dogs, or police horses. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 3 (pdf)

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