Relating to animal torture, and providing penalties

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 27, 2025
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 5, 2026
4. –
   Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2348
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2348 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2348 What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 2

1 adopted · 0 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.

• H-8435Strike everything · filed April 29, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill to define animal torture as intentionally and maliciously causing pain or death to a companion animal, including through the actions of others. It makes animal torture a class D felony and increases the penalty by one degree if the person has a prior conviction for certain animal-related crimes. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• S-5232Strike everything · filed April 29, 2026 by Sen. Mike Bousselot (R)

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill to define animal torture as intentionally and maliciously causing pain or death to a companion animal, or helping someone else do so. It makes animal torture a class D felony and increases the penalty by one degree if the person has a prior conviction for certain animal-related crimes. Its wording →
  Adopted
  April 29, 2026