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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

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  • SB 1300, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2023 at 3:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2023 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1047 (er) Offenses Against Certain Animals Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 5/23/2023 Chapter No. 2023-110 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/27/2023 3:00 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/4/2023 2:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/19/2023 8:30 AM Rules 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    843.01 Resisting officer with violence to his or her person. Page 1 (pdf)
    843.19 Offenses against police canines, fire canines, SAR canines, or police horses. Page 2 (pdf)

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