Establishes trunk fighting as animal cruelty offense and crime of the third degree.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 30, 2020
Signed May 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2021 · General Assembly Mar 25, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 40
Jan 28, 2021
D
Democratic26
88% Yea
R
Republican14
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
3
May 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.83.
executive
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (72-0-0)
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (33-0)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
5 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EH
Eric Houghtaling
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
P
RS
Ronald S. Dancer
RRepublican
P
TH
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
RRepublican
P
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
Co
DM
Dawn Marie Addiego
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Greg McGuckin
RRepublican
Co
HJ
Harold J. Wirths
RRepublican
Co
Jim Holzapfel
RRepublican
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
Co
JC
John Catalano
RRepublican
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