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CS/HB 255: Aggravated Animal Cruelty

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Chaney ; Weinberger ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Basabe ; Benarroch ; Gossett-Seidman ; López, J. ; Overdorf ; Plasencia ; Porras ; Redondo ; Salzman

Aggravated Animal Cruelty; Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website the names of certain individuals who have violated specified animal cruelty provisions; provides a sentencing multiplier for specified offenses of aggravated animal cruelty.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 5/1/2025 House - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/27/2025 House • Filed
    2/6/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/10/2025 House • PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
    3/12/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    3/13/2025 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/14/2025 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    3/24/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    3/26/2025 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/3/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/9/2025)
    4/9/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
    4/10/2025 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    4/14/2025 Senate • Received
    4/29/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 605
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 494 -SJ 605
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 605
    • Amendment(s) adopted (687730) -SJ 605
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 605
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 605
    4/29/2025 House • In Messages
    5/1/2025 House • Senate Message List
    • Amendment 687730 Concur
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

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  • CS/HB 255, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/1/2025 at 7:38 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 494 (c1) Aggravated Animal Cruelty Leek Identical Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 255 -SJ 605 Track This Bill
    H 455 Database of Animal Cruelty Violators Weinberger Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    S 502 Animal Cruelty Offenses Leek Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    828.12 Cruelty to animals. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 255, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/1/2025 at 7:25 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 494 (c1) Aggravated Animal Cruelty Leek Similar Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 255 -SJ 605 Track This Bill
    S 502 Animal Cruelty Offenses Leek Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    828.12 Cruelty to animals.
    921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 255, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/13/2025 at 10:12 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/8/2025 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 494 (c1) Aggravated Animal Cruelty Leek Similar Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 255 -SJ 605 Track This Bill
    S 502 Animal Cruelty Offenses Leek Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    687730 - Amendment
    Between lines 10 and 11 insert:     		Arrington 4/25/2025
    2:31 PM     		House: Concur
    5/1/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2025 4:54 PM House 109 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/29/2025 10:26 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/1/2025 4:37 PM House 112 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 255, Original Filed Version Posted 1/27/2025 at 2:58 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 502 Animal Cruelty Offenses Leek Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    828.02 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets. Page 2 (pdf)

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