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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5352: Animal cruelty

Revising provisions relating to animal cruelty.

Summary

  • Provides that the act of starving, dehydrating, or suffocating an animal, causing the animal substantial pain and considerable suffering or death, constitutes the crime of first-degree animal cruelty, rather than second-degree animal cruelty.
  • Expands the crime of animal fighting and raises the crime of animal fighting from a gross misdemeanor to a class C felony.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2005
  2. Out of committeeFeb 17, 2005
  3. Passed SenateMar 10, 2005
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Luke Esser (R-48)
Introduced
January 21, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
January 9, 2006
Companion bill
HB 1304
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to animal cruelty;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Luke Esser (R-48)

13 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Adam Kline D-37Brian Weinstein D-41Bob McCaslin R-4Pat Thibaudeau D-43Debbie Regala D-27Dave Schmidt R-44Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Val Stevens R-39Rosa Franklin D-29Bill Finkbeiner R-45Ken Jacobsen D-46Phil Rockefeller D-23Marilyn Rasmussen D-2

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 10, 2005
Version voted on: SB 5352
47 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25100
Republican22100
How each member voted

Yea (47)

Nay (2)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  3. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  6. APP - Majority; do pass with amendments(s) by Judiciary.
  7. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. Referred to Appropriations.
  9. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. JUDI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  11. First reading, referred to Judiciary.
  12. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  13. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  14. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  15. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  16. JUD - Majority; do pass.
  17. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  18. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 5352 in other sessions

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