H.B. No. 0113

Cruelty to animals.

 

Sponsored By:                              Representative(s) Johnson, W., Hinckley, Martin and Parady and Senator(s) Coe and Decaria

 

AN ACT relating to cruelty to animals; enhancing specified criminal penalties for offenses relating to cruelty to animals; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/13/2003         Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003         H Received for Introduction

1/16/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H01

1/29/2003         H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger, Buchanan, Landon, Olsen, Simpson and Warren

Nays:  Representative(s) Petersen

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/29/2003         H Placed on General File

 

2/3/2003          H Amendments Considered

HB0113HS001/A     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 1                                          Delete "enhancing" insert "modifying".

Page 1-line 7                                          Delete "," insert "and"; after "(k)" delete balance of the line.

Page 1-line 8                                          Delete "subsection (n)".

Page 2-line 5                                          After "(ii)" delete balance of the line.

Page 2-line 6                                          Delete.

Page 2-line 7                                          Before "second" insert "A"; after "first" insert "or second".

Page 2-line 11                                        Strike "five thousand dollars".

Page 2-line 12                                        Strike "($5,000.00)" insert "two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00)".

Page 2-lines 14 through 20                 Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 22                                        Delete "(iv)" insert "(iii)".

Page 2-line 23                                        After "violation of" insert "subsection (a) or (c) of".

Page 3-line 1                                          Delete "ten thousand dollars".

Page 3-line 2                                          Delete "($10,000.00)" insert "five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)".

Page 3-lines 13 through 17                 Delete entirely.

                                                                SIMPSON, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0113HW001/A     ADOPTED

Page 2-line 7                                          after "," insert "any subsequent violation of subsection (b) or (g) of this section".  SIMPSON

 

2/3/2003          H Passed CoW

2/4/2003          H Passed 2nd Reading

 

2/5/2003          H Amendments Considered

HB0113H3001/A     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3                                          After ";" insert "modifying exceptions to animal cruelty provisions;".

Page 1-line 7                                          Delete the standing committee amendment (HB0113HS001/A) to this line; delete "by creating a new" insert "(m)(iii), (iv) and by creating a new paragraph (v)".

Page 3-after line 11                               Insert:

"(m)  Nothing in subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be construed to prohibit:

(iii)  Rodeo events, whether the event is performed in a rodeo, jackpot or otherwise; or

(iv)  The hunting, capture or destruction of any predatory animal or other wildlife in any manner not otherwise prohibited by law;. or

(v)  The use of animals in scientific research and experimentation by any accredited public or private school, college or university.".  HINCKLEY, POWERS

 

2/5/2003          H Failed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Berger, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Gentile, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, W., Jorgensen, Landon, Law, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Morgan, Parady, Prosser, Ross, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh and Warren.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Esquibel, Gilmore, Hageman, Johnson, L., Jones, Latta, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, Miller, D., Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Petersen, Powers, Reese, Robinson, Semlek, Simpson, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Philp

Ayes 28    Nays 31    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/6/2003          H Failed 3rd 28-31-0-0-1; Failed Reconsideration

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Berger, Buchanan, Childers, Cooper, Edwards, Harvey, Hinckley, Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Meuli, Olsen, Reese, Ross, Simpson, Slater, Tipton and Walsh.

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Boswell, Brechtel, Bucholz, Cohee, Diercks, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Jorgensen, Latta, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Powers, Prosser, Robinson, Semlek, Thompson, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Philp

Ayes 20    Nays 39    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0