Killing a law enforcement animal.
Summary
Increases the penalty for killing a law enforcement animal to a Level 5 felony. Provides that killing a law enforcement animal in the commission of a crime is an aggravating circumstance for sentencing in criminal cases.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
House Passage
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Last action Feb 23, 2023
Floor votes · House Jan 24, 2023
How they voted
85–7
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 94
Jan 24, 2023
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican67
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jan 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 30: yeas 89, nays 8
lower
Jan 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Jeter
RRepublican
P
Kyle Walker
RRepublican
Co
Heath VanNatter
RRepublican
Co
Mitch Gore
DDemocratic
Co
Wendy McNamara
RRepublican
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