Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, creates Class A misdemeanor of possessing, owning, selling, transferring, or manufacturing cock fighting paraphernalia with the intent that the paraphernalia be used in promoting, facilitating, training for, or furthering cock fighting. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 29, 2019
Signed Apr 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2019 · House Apr 4, 2019
How they voted
21–6
Passed
Total votes 27
Mar 18, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican22
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
16
Committee
13
Apr 18, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 93, Nays 0 PNV 1 HB0233
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0097)
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 6
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 1
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 67, Nays 14, PNV 8
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/12/2019
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/5/2019
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/5/2019
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/19/2019
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/13/2019
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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