TN HB1646 | 2021-2022 | 112th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-3)
Status: Passed on June 3 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-06-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1106
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-3)
Status: Passed on June 3 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-06-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1106
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, enacts "Joker's Law," which revises the offense of knowingly and unlawfully killing a police dog, fire dog, search and rescue dog, service animal, or police horse without the owner's effective consent; adds provisions regarding knowingly and unlawfully causing serious injury to such an animal; revises and enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-134 and Title 39, Chapter 14.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 37-1-134 and Title 39, Chapter 14, relative to criminal offenses against an animal.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-03 | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1106 | |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Comp. SB subst. |
| 2022-04-27 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2022-04-26 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022 |
| 2022-04-26 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022 |
| 2022-04-26 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2022-04-26 | House | Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022 |
| 2022-04-26 | House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2022-04-20 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022 |
| 2022-02-23 | House | Placed behind the budget |
| 2022-02-16 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/23/2022 |
| 2022-02-16 | House | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee |
| 2022-02-09 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2022-02-09 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2022-02-02 | House | Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/9/2022 |
| 2022-02-02 | House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2022-02-02 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2022-01-26 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/2/2022 |
| 2022-01-26 | House | Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/2/2022 |
| 2022-01-25 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2022-01-19 | House | Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/26/2022 |
| 2022-01-19 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2022-01-12 | House | Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2022-01-12 | House | P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2022-01-11 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2021-12-01 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB2013 (Crossfiled) 2022-06-03 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
