Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, provides for restrictions or a ban on ownership of a companion animal by certain persons convicted of certain offenses against animals. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2 and Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 1.
Bill status
signed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Failed
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Mar 19, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2020 · House Mar 5, 2020
How they voted
23–5
Passed
Total votes 28
Feb 24, 2020
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican25
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Mar 19, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0543)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 51, Nays 28, PNV 6
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2020
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0495)
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 5
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2020
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/11/2020
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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