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2007 SESSION

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HB 1900 Cruelty to animals; penalty if deprives animal of food, drink, shelter or veterinary treatment.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Cruelty to animals; penalty.  Makes it a Class 6 felony if any person who has been convicted of violating the animal cruelty statute is convicted within five years of the prior offense of maliciously depriving a companion animal of necessary food, drink, shelter, or emergency veterinary treatment, and either the previous or current violation has resulted in the death of an animal.

FULL TEXT

• 01/04/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078135204  pdf | impact statement
• 02/05/07  House: Printed as engrossed 078135204-E  pdf
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1900ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/10/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0743)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/04/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078135204
• 01/04/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/11/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/02/07  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/07  House: Read first time
• 02/05/07  House: Read second time
• 02/05/07  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/05/07  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1900E
• 02/05/07  House: Printed as engrossed 078135204-E
• 02/06/07  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/07  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/12/07  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/07  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/07  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1900ER)
• 02/21/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/23/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 743 (effective 7/1/07)
• 04/10/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0743)