Cruelty to animals; aggravated cruelty, penalty. (SB729)
Introduced By
Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Cruelty to animals; aggravated cruelty; penalty. Provides that a person who commits an act of aggravated cruelty on a companion animal is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The bill defines "aggravated cruelty" and "torture." The bill increases from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony the penalty for torturing, killing, or willfully inflicting inhumane injury or pain to a dog or cat. Current law requires that the dog or cat die as a direct result of the torture or cruelty before the violation is a Class 6 felony. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100183D |
01/10/2018 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
01/17/2018 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB729) |
01/17/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB729) |
01/18/2018 | Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/18/2018 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
01/22/2018 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/22/2018 | Committee substitute printed 18105594D-S1 |
01/22/2018 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/23/2018 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB729S1) |
01/31/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB729S1) |
01/31/2018 | Passed by indefinitely in Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |