Animal Cruelty Laws/Animal Fighting Paraphernalia/Class E Felony

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act revises existing animal cruelty laws to include people who knowingly possess, own, buy, sell, transfer, or manufacture animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to engage in or otherwise promote or facilitate such fighting as guilty of a class E felony. This Act defines “animal fighting paraphernalia” and creates a list of considerations a court may use when assessing whether an item or object qualifies as animal fighting paraphernalia.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 4, 2024CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
2. Mar 20, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · Senate Judiciary
3. Mar 28, 2024SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 1 NO 2 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT17–1 vote
4. Apr 11, 2024CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
5. May 8, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
6. Jun 27, 2024HousePassed By House. Votes: 41 YES41–0 vote
7. Aug 29, 2024GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 15 cosponsors: 10 Democrats, 5 Republicans.

• SL Stephanie L. HansenD Primary sponsor · District 10
• J" John "Jack" WalshD Joint sponsor · District 9
• KG Krista GriffithD Joint sponsor · District 12
• KW Kimberly WilliamsD Joint sponsor · District 19