Relates to the sentencing for the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals
Summary
Enacts "Tucker's law"; removes the provision that provides that any term of imprisonment for a violation of aggravated cruelty to animals may not exceed two years.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2023
Last action Apr 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 10, 2023
How they voted
57–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
May 10, 2023
D
Democratic42
88% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 9, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
upper
May 10, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
lower
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Monica Martinez
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Bill Weber
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Dean Murray
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
George Borrello
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
IC
Iwen Chu
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jim Tedisco
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
Co
Mario Mattera
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Pam Helming
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
Co
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Patrick Gallivan
RRepublican/Conservative
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