CS/SB 494: Aggravated Animal Cruelty
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Leek ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington
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: 4/11/2025 Senate - Now in Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/11/2025 Senate - Now in Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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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
4/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
4/10/2025 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
4/11/2025 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
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CS/SB 494, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2025 at 5:26 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 255 (c1) Aggravated Animal Cruelty Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/14/2025 S Received 
H 455 Database of Animal Cruelty Violators Weinberger Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
S 502 Animal Cruelty Offenses Leek Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 510562 - Amendment
Delete line 13 and insert:Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
(Martin)4/10/2025
10:29 AM
(Late Filed)Withdrawn
4/10/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/10/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 828.12 Cruelty to animals. Page 1 (pdf) 921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets. Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 494, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2025 at 11:08 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 455 Database of Animal Cruelty Violators Weinberger Identical Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 207354 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Criminal Justice
(Leek)3/25/2025
10:48 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/25/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/25/2025 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 828.12 Cruelty to animals. Page 1 (pdf)