Criminal Law – Sexual Contact With an Animal – Aggravated Cruelty to Animals
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 6, 2019
Signed Apr 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2019 · House of Delegates Mar 18, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Apr 3, 2019
D
Democratic23
86% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 72
executive
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Enrolled
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced
House Concur - Senate Amendments
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (43-0)
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {888773/1 Report Adopted
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {112212/1 Report Adopted
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vanessa Atterbeary
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Kaiser
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Brooks
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Otto
RRepublican
Co
Charles Sydnor
DDemocratic
Co
Curt Anderson
DDemocratic
Co
Dana Stein
DDemocratic
Co
David Moon
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Shetty
DDemocratic
Co
Eric G. Luedtke
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Ghrist
RRepublican
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