Introduced
by
To authorize an enhanced sentence for a person who maliciously harms an animal in the course of or as a means of committing domestic violence. The current penalty is up to four years in prison; the bill specifies up to six years. See also House Bill 4741, which would specify that a person under a personal protection order is also prohibited from harming animals owned by petitioner.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
