HB 1637 CS (2004) - Cruelty to Animals

General Bill by Culp (CO-SPONSORS) Green; Harrell; Rubio

Cruelty to Animals: Increases certain minimum mandatory fines and periods of incarceration for certain acts of cruelty to animals; provides a definition; provides that it is a third-degree felony for a person to intentionally drag or fell by the tail a bovine animal in an organized sports exhibition.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law

Last Event: Died in Committee on Agriculture on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Public Safety & Crime Prevention
- On agenda for: 03/16/04 3:15 PM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes
- On agenda for: 03/17/04 5:15 PM
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Agriculture
- On agenda for: 03/31/04 9:00 AM
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- Discussed (final action)
Appropriations
Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 2796	Subject: Animal Cruelty	Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/SB 1418	Subject: Cruelty to Animals/Bovines	Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Agriculture 3/29/2004 5:48:23 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention 3/22/2004 1:53:35 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention 3/15/2004 10:14:32 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: H Died in Committee on Agriculture	Time: 04/30/2004 - 11:40 PM	Member:	Committee: Agriculture	Version:
Event: H Bill added to Agriculture agenda	Time: 03/29/2004 - 2:30 PM	Member:	Committee: Agriculture	Version:
Event: H Now in Agriculture	Time: 03/23/2004 - 5:09 PM	Member:	Committee: Agriculture	Version:
Event: H Remaining referral: Appropriations	Time: 03/23/2004 - 5:09 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Remaining referral: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations	Time: 03/23/2004 - 5:09 PM	Member:	Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Remaining referral: Agriculture	Time: 03/23/2004 - 5:09 PM	Member:	Committee: Agriculture	Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Public Safety & Crime Prevention ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3	Time: 03/22/2004 - 1:54 PM	Member:	Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention	Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee	Time: 03/22/2004 - 1:54 PM	Member:	Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention	Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee	Time: 03/22/2004 - 1:54 PM	Member:	Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention	Version:
Event: H Bill added to Public Safety & Crime Prevention agenda	Time: 03/15/2004 - 4:05 PM	Member:	Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention	Version:
Event: H Bill added to Public Safety & Crime Prevention agenda	Time: 03/12/2004 - 3:13 PM	Member:	Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention	Version:
Event: H Now in Public Safety & Crime Prevention	Time: 03/09/2004 - 1:56 PM	Member:	Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention	Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee	Time: 03/09/2004 - 1:56 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee	Time: 03/09/2004 - 1:56 PM	Member:	Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations	Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee	Time: 03/09/2004 - 1:56 PM	Member:	Committee: Agriculture	Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee	Time: 03/09/2004 - 1:56 PM	Member:	Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention	Version:
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/03/2004 - 1:25 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version:
Event: H Filed timely	Time: 03/01/2004 - 6:33 PM	Member: Culp	Committee:	Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
828.12
828.121