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SB 1675 Police animals; killing or injuring, penalty.
Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Killing or injuring police animals; penalty. Requires a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of six months for any person who maliciously kills or injures an animal owned, used, or trained by a law-enforcement agency, regional jail, or the Department of Corrections while such animal is performing its lawful duties or is being kept in a kennel, pen, or stable while off duty. The bill also provides that such punishment shall be separate and apart from, and shall be made to run consecutively with, any other sentence.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/19 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19103633D pdf | impact statements
- 02/23/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1675ER) pdf | impact statements
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HISTORY
- 01/11/19 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19103633D
- 01/11/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 3-N)
- 01/18/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/19 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/22/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
- 01/24/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/24/19 House: Read first time
- 01/24/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/13/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/19 House: Read second time
- 02/20/19 House: Read third time
- 02/20/19 House: Passed House (91-Y 7-N)
- 02/20/19 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 7-N)
- 02/23/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1675ER)
- 02/23/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/23/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
- 03/04/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/26/19 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/03/19 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 18-N)
- 04/03/19 Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/03/19 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (19-Y 19-N)
- 04/03/19 Senate: Chair votes Yes
- 04/03/19 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (47-Y 50-N)
- 04/03/19 House: VOTE: REJECTED (47-Y 50-N)
- 04/03/19 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/03/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 3, 2019
- 05/01/19 Governor: Vetoed by Governor