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Summary: Relating to the criminal offense of cruelty to animals
Description: The purpose of this bill is to prescribe minimum requirements relative to tethering or chaining animals, including the length and weight of chains or tethering devices, as well as other requirements, all of which are intended to protect animals from cruel treatment.
Subject: Animals
Subject: Crimes (And Related Subheadings)
SA/ST: SB274
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HB4344
Last Sync: 2008-04-17 15:02Summary: Relating to the criminal offense of cruelty to animals
Description: The purpose of this bill is to prescribe minimum requirements relative to tethering or chaining animals, including the length and weight of chains or tethering devices, as well as other requirements, all of which are intended to protect animals from cruel treatment.
Subject: Animals
Subject: Crimes (And Related Subheadings)
SA/ST: SB274
Sponsors
| Del. Webster (D) | Del. Overington (R) | Del. Pino (D) | Del. Schadler (R) |
| Del. Brown (D) | Del. Fleischauer (D) | Del. Shook (D) |
History (228 days since last action)
| 2008-04-08 | Chapter 58, Acts, 2008 |
| 2008-03-16 | Approved by Governor 3/27/08 - House Journal |
| 2008-03-27 | Approved by Governor 3/27/08 |
| 2008-03-16 | Approved by Governor 3/27/08 - Senate Journal |
| 2008-03-16 | To Governor 3/18/08 - Senate Journal |
| 2008-03-16 | To Governor 3/18/08 - House Journal |
| 2008-03-18 | To Governor 3/18/08 |
| 2008-03-06 | House received Senate message |
| 2008-03-06 | Completed legislative action |
| 2008-03-06 | Communicated to House |
| 2008-03-06 | Passed Senate (Roll No. 17) |
| 2008-03-06 | Read 3rd time |
| 2008-03-06 | On 3rd reading |
| 2008-03-05 | Read 2nd time |
| 2008-03-05 | On 2nd reading |
| 2008-03-04 | Read 1st time |
| 2008-03-04 | On 1st reading |
| 2008-03-03 | Reported do pass |
| 2008-02-07 | To Judiciary |
| 2008-02-07 | To Judiciary |
| 2008-02-07 | Introduced in Senate |
| 2008-02-06 | Communicated to Senate |
| 2008-02-06 | Passed House (Roll No. 43) |
| 2008-02-06 | Read 3rd time |
| 2008-02-06 | On 3rd reading, House Calendar |
| 2008-02-05 | Read 2nd time |
| 2008-02-05 | On 2nd reading, House Calendar |
| 2008-02-04 | Read 1st time |
| 2008-02-04 | On 1st reading, House Calendar |
| 2008-02-01 | By substitute, do pass |
| 2008-01-30 | To House Judiciary |
| 2008-01-30 | Introduced in House |
| 2008-01-30 | To Judiciary |
| 2008-01-30 | Filed for introduction |
Citations
| 61-8-19 |
Changes
| 2008-04-10 13:21:12 | Updating HB4344 New Title Old: () New: (Relating to the criminal offense of cruelty to animals) New Sponsors Old: () New: (Webster, Overington, Pino, Schadler, Brown, Fleischauer, Shook) New Subject Old: () New: (Animals^Crimes (And Related Subheadings)) New Citations Old: () New: (61-8-19) New SA/ST Old: () New: (SB 274) New History Old: (Step 0, ) New: (Step 34,2008-04-08 Chapter 58, Acts, 2008) |
| 2008-04-10 02:00:41 | Updating HB4344 New Title Old: (Relating to the criminal offense of cruelty to animals) New: () New Sponsors Old: (Webster, Overington, Pino, Schadler, Brown, Fleischauer, Shook) New: () New Subject Old: (Animals^Crimes (And Related Subheadings)) New: () New Citations Old: (61-8-19) New: () New SA/ST Old: (SB 274) New: () |
| 2008-04-08 15:43:39 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 33, 2008-03-16 Approved by Governor 3/27/08 - House Journal) New: (Step 34,2008-04-08 Chapter 58, Acts, 2008) |
| 2008-03-31 12:03:58 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 31, 2008-03-16 Approved by Governor 3/27/08 - Senate Journal) New: (Step 33,2008-03-16 Approved by Governor 3/27/08 - House Journal) |
| 2008-03-28 16:02:18 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 30, 2008-03-16 To Governor 3/18/08 - Senate Journal) New: (Step 31,2008-03-16 Approved by Governor 3/27/08 - Senate Journal) |
| 2008-03-24 21:04:45 | Updating HB4344 New Title Old: () New: (Relating to the criminal offense of cruelty to animals) New Sponsors Old: () New: (Webster, Overington, Pino, Schadler, Brown, Fleischauer, Shook) New Subject Old: () New: (Animals^Crimes (And Related Subheadings)) New Citations Old: () New: (61-8-19) New SA/ST Old: () New: (SB 274) New History Old: (Step 0, ) New: (Step 30,2008-03-16 To Governor 3/18/08 - Senate Journal) |
| 2008-03-24 09:51:23 | Updating HB4344 New Title Old: (Relating to the criminal offense of cruelty to animals) New: () New Sponsors Old: (Webster, Overington, Pino, Schadler, Brown, Fleischauer, Shook) New: () New Subject Old: (Animals^Crimes (And Related Subheadings)) New: () New Citations Old: (61-8-19) New: () New SA/ST Old: (SB 274) New: () |
| 2008-03-18 08:26:28 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 27, 2008-03-06 House received Senate message) New: (Step 30,2008-03-16 To Governor 3/18/08 - Senate Journal) |
| 2008-03-15 13:47:31 | Updating HB4344 New SA/ST Old: () New: (SB 274) |
| 2008-03-15 02:24:15 | Updating HB4344 New SA/ST Old: (SB 274) New: () |
| 2008-03-06 23:44:40 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 26, 2008-03-06 Completed legislative action) New: (Step 27,2008-03-06 House received Senate message) |
| 2008-03-06 12:23:04 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 22, 2008-03-06 On 3rd reading) New: (Step 26,2008-03-06 Completed legislative action) |
| 2008-03-06 01:08:14 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 20, 2008-03-05 On 2nd reading) New: (Step 22,2008-03-06 On 3rd reading) |
| 2008-03-05 02:23:32 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 18, 2008-03-04 On 1st reading) New: (Step 20,2008-03-05 On 2nd reading) |
| 2008-03-03 19:43:44 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 16, 2008-02-07 To Judiciary) New: (Step 18,2008-03-04 On 1st reading) |
| 2008-02-07 14:21:45 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 13, 2008-02-06 Communicated to Senate) New: (Step 16,2008-02-07 To Judiciary) |
| 2008-02-06 11:44:35 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 10, 2008-02-06 On 3rd reading, House Calendar) New: (Step 13,2008-02-06 Communicated to Senate) |
| 2008-02-05 13:20:17 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 8, 2008-02-05 On 2nd reading, House Calendar) New: (Step 10,2008-02-06 On 3rd reading, House Calendar) |
| 2008-02-04 14:42:18 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 6, 2008-02-04 On 1st reading, House Calendar) New: (Step 8,2008-02-05 On 2nd reading, House Calendar) |
| 2008-02-01 07:25:05 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 4, 2008-01-30 To House Judiciary) New: (Step 6,2008-02-04 On 1st reading, House Calendar) |
| 2008-02-01 07:25:00 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 4, 2008-01-30 To House Judiciary) New: (Step 6,2008-02-04 On 1st reading, House Calendar) |
| 2008-02-01 07:24:59 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 4, 2008-01-30 To House Judiciary) New: (Step 6,2008-02-04 On 1st reading, House Calendar) |
| 2008-02-01 07:24:48 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 4, 2008-01-30 To House Judiciary) New: (Step 6,2008-02-04 On 1st reading, House Calendar) |
| 2008-02-01 07:24:37 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 4, 2008-01-30 To House Judiciary) New: (Step 6,2008-02-04 On 1st reading, House Calendar) |
| 2008-02-01 07:24:36 | Updating HB4344 New History Old: (Step 4, 2008-01-30 To House Judiciary) New: (Step 6,2008-02-04 On 1st reading, House Calendar) |