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SB 1300: Animals Working with Law Enforcement Officers

GENERAL BILL by Burton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book

Animals Working with Law Enforcement Officers; Prohibiting the knowing and willful resistance to, obstruction of, or opposition to a police canine or police horse under certain circumstances; increasing criminal penalties for persons who actually and intentionally maliciously touch, strike, or cause bodily harm to a police canine, fire canine, SAR canine, or police horse, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/1/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1047 (Ch. 2023-110) -SJ 648
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2023 Senate • Filed
3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/22/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/27/23, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/27/2023 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/28/2023 Senate • Now in Judiciary
3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/04/23, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/4/2023 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
4/5/2023 Senate • Now in Rules
4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/19/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
4/20/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/26/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/23
5/1/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 648
• Substituted CS/HB 1047 -SJ 648
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1047 (Ch. 2023-110) -SJ 648