AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL ABUSER REGISTRY ACT (Creates the "animal abuser registry act" which would require all persons convicted of crimes involving animal abuse to register with an online registry to be established and maintained by the attorney general's office.)
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2019
Last action Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · House May 23, 2019
How they voted
46–5
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 56
May 23, 2019
D
Democratic50
90% Yea
R
Republican6
66% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/26/2019 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
legislature
Jun 6, 2019
Committee
06/06/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
05/23/2019 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
lower
May 14, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/14/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
02/05/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 11, 2019
Introduced
01/11/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doc Corvese
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
Sam Azzinaro
DDemocratic
P
Scott Slater
DDemocratic
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