Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 3162
Removes assistance animals from existing offense of interfering with assistance, search and rescue or therapy animal.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Removes assistance animals from existing offense of interfering with assistance, search and rescue or therapy animal. Creates crime of interfering with assistance animal in second degree. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Increase penalties to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, if person has certain previous convictions at time of offense. Adds crime to list of offenses for which instrumentalities of crime may be criminally forfeited. Creates crime of interfering with an assistance animal in first degree. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Increases penalties to maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, if person has certain previous convictions at time of offense. Adds crime to list of offenses for which instrumentalities of crime may be criminally forfeited. Identifies costs and expenses included in economic damages for purposes of restitution for conviction of interfering with assistance animal.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 28 to June 30, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 28 to Jun 30 · stopped122 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 28 to Mar 66 days
JudiciaryMar 6 to Jun 30 · stopped116 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 28 – Jun 30
- Feb 28Introduced
- Mar 6Sent to Judiciary
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 6Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives