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2022 SESSION
SB 249 Sexual abuse of animals; definitions, penalty.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Sexual abuse of animals; penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly (i) engages in sexual contact with an animal; (ii) causes another person by force, threat, or intimidation to engage in sexual contact with an animal; (iii) advertises, solicits, offers, sells, purchases, or possesses an animal with the intent that the animal be subject to sexual contact; (iv) permits sexual contact with an animal to be conducted on any premises under his ownership or control; or (v) produces, distributes, publishes, sells, transmits, finances, possesses, or possesses with the intent to distribute, publish, sell, or transmit an obscene item depicting a person engaged in sexual contact with an animal is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides that any person convicted of sexual abuse of an animal shall be prohibited from possessing, owning, or exercising control over any animal and may be ordered to attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100190D pdf | impact statements
- 02/07/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22106117D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 03/02/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22107253D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 03/10/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB249ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0594) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100190D
- 01/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/25/22 Senate: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 1-N)
- 01/25/22 Senate: Rereferred to Judiciary
- 01/31/22 Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
- 02/07/22 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22106117D-S1
- 02/07/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/14/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22106117D-S1
- 02/14/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB249S1
- 02/15/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/22 House: Read first time
- 02/22/22 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/27/22 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/28/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 3-N)
- 03/02/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22107253D-H1
- 03/04/22 House: Read second time
- 03/07/22 House: Read third time
- 03/07/22 House: Committee substitute agreed to 22107253D-H1
- 03/07/22 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB249H1
- 03/07/22 House: Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/22 House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/22 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/22 Senate: Title replaced 22107253D-H1
- 03/10/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB249ER)
- 03/10/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 594 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0594)