Bill Title: Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Makes changes to the penalties for persons convicted of aggravated cruelty to a companion animal. Provides that a person convicted of causing the death of a companion animal is guilty of a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony). Provides that a second or subsequent conviction for an act that causes the death of a companion animal is a Class 1 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony).

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2995 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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