Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As introduced, enhances the punishment for a second or subsequent conviction of aggravated cruelty to animals or a first conviction of aggravated cruelty to animals involving five or more animals, from a Class E felony to a Class C felony with a mandatory minimum sentence of 180 days; requires that 100 percent of the minimum sentence be served. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 3; Title 39; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 66.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Last action May 27, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
12
Committee
14
May 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
lower
May 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 5/27/2020
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/17/2020
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reset on Final cal. of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/20/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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