Tennessee - Session 114
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2, relative to criminal offenses committed against animals.
Present law provides that a person commits the offense of cruelty to animals who intentionally or knowingly commits certain acts, one of which is intentional ly or knowingly abandoning unreasonably an animal in the person's custody. This bill broadens this provision by, instead, simply prohibiting abandonment, regardless of its reasonability. This bill also adds that it is not a defense to prosecution under t his provision that the person abandoned the animal at or near an animal shelter, veterinary clinic, or other place of shelter if the person did not make reasonable arrangements for the care of the animal.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-05-09 | Status | enacted |
| 2025-05-15 | Latest Action | Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1273 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to threats of violence. | in_committee |
| HB 1346 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. | in_committee |
| HB 1454 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sentencing for criminal offenses. | enrolled |
| HB 1484 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 7 and Title 39, relative to district attorneys general. | in_committee |
| HB 1499 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 18, relative to Article V conventions. | enrolled |
| HB 1503 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, Chapter 3; Title 39; Title 43, Chapter 27; Title 53; Title 57, Chapter 7 and Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to hemp. | enrolled |
| HB 1551 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3, relative to licenses. | enrolled |
| HB 1639 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20 and Section 38-3-114, relative to the office of homeland security. | enrolled |