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HB 76 Comp

Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, prohibits the abandonment of an animal in a person's custody and provides that it is not a defense to prosecution that the person abandoned the animal at or near an animal shelter, veterinary clinic, or other place of shelter if the person did not make reasonable arrangements for the care of the animal. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.

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23 actions
  1. May 15, 2025 lower
    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 428
  2. Apr 21, 2025 lower
    Comp. SB subst.
  3. Apr 21, 2025 lower
    Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Apr 17, 2025 lower
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  5. Apr 17, 2025 lower
    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Apr 17, 2025 lower
    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
  7. Apr 17, 2025 lower
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
  8. Apr 16, 2025 lower
    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
  9. Apr 9, 2025 lower
    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
  10. Feb 26, 2025 lower
    Placed behind the budget
  11. Feb 20, 2025 lower
    Sponsor(s) Added.
  12. Feb 19, 2025 lower
    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  13. Feb 19, 2025 lower
    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  14. Feb 19, 2025 lower
    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
  15. Feb 12, 2025 lower
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  16. Feb 12, 2025 lower
    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/19/2025
  17. Feb 10, 2025 lower
    Sponsor(s) Added.
  18. Feb 5, 2025 lower
    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025
  19. Jan 28, 2025 lower
    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  20. Jan 16, 2025 lower
    Ref. to Judiciary Committee
  21. Jan 15, 2025 lower
    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
  22. Jan 14, 2025 lower
    Intro., P1C.
  23. Jan 8, 2025 lower
    Filed for introduction
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