Tennessee · House Bill 472 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 44, relative to shelter for dogs.

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, establishes standards for shelter that must be provided to dogs under animal cruelty laws. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 44.

Every action

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

Show the 20 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  5. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  8. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  9. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  10. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
  11. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  12. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/28/2023
  13. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  14. HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/4/2023
  15. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/4/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  16. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  17. CommitteePlaced on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/11/2023 · House Criminal Justice Committee
  18. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  19. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  20. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  1. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. CommitteePlaced on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  3. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2023
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 335

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 7 Republicans, 5 Democrats.

All 12 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.