HB 1961 — Concerning animal cruelty in the first degree.

What this bill does

Classifies Animal Cruelty in the first degree as a seriousness level III offense regardless of how it is committed.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 29, 2024
  95 yea · 1 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 2024
  49 yea · 0 nay

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