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2007 SESSION

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SB 1190 Fighting of cocks and other animals; Class 6 felony for any person to engage therein.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Fighting of cocks and other animals.  Makes it a Class 6 felony for any person to engage in the fighting of cocks or other animals except dogs. Under the dogfighting statute, it is currently a Class 6 felony to engage in dogfighting. The bill also makes it a Class 6 felony to possess to train, transport, or sell any animal for the purpose of fighting. The penalty for attending a cock or other animal fight is increased from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 1 misdemeanor.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 079183808  pdf | impact statement
• 01/29/07  Senate: Committee substitute printed 072582808-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/01/07  Senate: Printed as engrossed 072582808-ES1  pdf
• 02/20/07  House: Committee substitute printed 077045808-H1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 079183808
• 01/10/07  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/29/07  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (9-Y 5-N)
• 01/29/07  Senate: Committee substitute printed 072582808-S1
• 01/30/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/07  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/01/07  Senate: Read second time
• 02/01/07  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/01/07  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 072582808-S1
• 02/01/07  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/01/07  Senate: Amendment by Senator Reynolds agreed to
• 02/01/07  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/01/07  Senate: Amendment #1 by Senator Hanger agreed to (20-Y 19-N)
• 02/01/07  Senate: VOTE: (20-Y 19-N)
• 02/01/07  Senate: Amendment #2 by Senator Hanger agreed to
• 02/01/07  Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected
• 02/01/07  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute w/amendments SB1190ES1
• 02/01/07  Senate: Printed as engrossed 072582808-ES1
• 02/02/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/02/07  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
• 02/02/07  Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 2-N)
• 02/02/07  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/06/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/07  House: Read first time
• 02/06/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/09/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/19/07  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/07  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/20/07  House: Committee substitute printed 077045808-H1
• 02/20/07  House: Left in Appropriations