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2010 SESSION
HB 285 Companion animals; court may include in protective order provisions prohibiting harm.
Introduced by: James M. Scott | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Protective orders; companion animals. Provides that a court may include in a protective order provisions prohibiting harm to a companion animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the petitioner, or his family or household members, when the harm to the companion animal is with the intent to threaten, coerce, intimidate, or harm the petitioner or his family or household members.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100678D
- 01/11/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/27/10 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 01/27/10 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2011 by voice vote
- 02/03/10 House: Continued to 2011 in Courts of Justice by voice vote