ANIMALS-FIGHTING-PENALTY
Summary
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Increases the penalty for the violation of certain provisions concerning animal fighting from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony for the first offense and from a Class 4 felony to a Class 3 felony for second or subsequent offenses. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
Jun 2007
House Passage
Jun 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 29, 2007
Signed Aug 30, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2007 · House Jun 7, 2007
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 53
May 18, 2007
D
Democratic33
90% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
55
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Amendments
5
Aug 30, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Jun 7, 2007
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Jun 7, 2007
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 099-000-000
lower
May 29, 2007
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-001-000
lower
May 28, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
May 23, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 23, 2007
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
lower
May 18, 2007
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 18, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 18, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-3)
senate
May 10, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000
upper
May 10, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 8, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
upper
May 8, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
May 8, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
upper
May 3, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation
upper
Apr 20, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 29, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 20, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 20, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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