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HB 1306 IN
Passed One Chamber

Killing a law enforcement animal.

IN · session 2023 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 11, 2023

Latest action (Feb 23, 2023) First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

Summary

Increases the penalty for killing a law enforcement animal to a Level 5 felony. Provides that killing a law enforcement animal in the commission of a crime is an aggravating circumstance for sentencing in criminal cases.

Sponsors (2)
3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (10)
  1. Jan 11, 2023 Authored by Representative Jeter · lower
  2. Jan 11, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
  3. Jan 19, 2023 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  4. Jan 23, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  5. Jan 24, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 30: yeas 89, nays 8 · lower
  6. Jan 24, 2023 Senate sponsor: Senator Walker K · lower
  7. Jan 24, 2023 Representatives McNamara and Gore M added as coauthors · lower
  8. Jan 24, 2023 Representative VanNatter added as coauthor · lower
  9. Jan 25, 2023 Referred to the Senate · lower
  10. Feb 23, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
Subjects
ANIMALS (other than Livestock)CRIMES AND OFFENSES generallyCRIMES AND OFFENSES, SentencingLAW ENFORCEMENT generally

Text versions (2)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • House Bill (H) · Jan 19, 2023 · PDF
  • Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 11, 2023 · PDF

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