l9n/ Oregon

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 3384

Creates crime of interfering with an investigation into an offense against an animal.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Creates crime of aggravated animal neglect in the first degree. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.</i>] Creates crime of interfering with an investigation into an offense against an animal. Punishes by maximum 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.<b> <b>Establishes certain changes related to crime of animal abuse in the first degree. <b>Establishes certain changes related to crime of aggravated animal abuse in the first degree. <b>Establishes certain changes related to crime of animal neglect in the first degree.</b> Prohibits person convicted of violating certain animal cruelty statutes from <i>owning, exerting control over or residing on same property as</i>]<b> possessing or residing with</b> animal of same genus against which crime was committed or domestic animal for certain period of time.<b> Allows person subject to prohibition to request changes to prohibition under certain circumstances.</b> Requires court to impose fine of $100 for each animal on person convicted of certain offenses against animal. Provides that moneys paid as fines must be deposited in<b> Criminal Fine Account for allocation to</b> Proper Animal Husbandry Fund. Requires <i>Department of State Police</i>]<b> Oregon State University Extension Service</b> to establish program for awarding grants to organizations that teach proper animal husbandry<b> and animal care</b> to youths. Establishes Proper Animal Husbandry Fund, separate and distinct from General Fund. Appropriates moneys in Proper Animal Husbandry Fund to <i>department</i>]<b> Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to extension service</b> for purposes of grant program.

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

2 co-sponsors

David Gomberg, Ben Bowman

Its course

February 28 to June 25, 2023, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 28 to Jun 25 · stopped117 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 28 to Mar 33 days

JudiciaryMar 3 to Apr 1240 days

Ways and MeansApr 12 to Jun 25 · stopped74 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 12

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 25

  1. Feb 28Introduced
  2. Mar 3Sent to Judiciary
  3. Mar 13Heard in Judiciary
  4. Apr 4Heard in Judiciary
  5. Apr 12Judiciary recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 13Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 4Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 12Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 12Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives