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CS/SB 494: Aggravated Animal Cruelty

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Leek

Aggravated Animal Cruelty; Citing this act as "Dexter’s Law"; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website the names of certain individuals who have violated specified animal cruelty provisions; providing a sentencing multiplier for specified offenses of aggravated animal cruelty, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/5/2025 Senate • Filed
2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/25/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
3/26/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/27/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time