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MO SB 1352

died on adjournment

SB 1352 - Currently, the offense of animal abuse is a class E felony if the purposeful or intentional injury or suffering of an animal is the result of torture or mutilation consciously inflicted while the animal is alive. This act provides that the offense is a class E felony if the purposeful or intentional injury or suffering of an animal is the result of torture or mutilation inflicted while the animal is alive or if substantial harm caused to animal is the result of starvation. This act is similar to a provision in SB 1304 (2026), HB 2436 (2026), HB 2904 (2026), SB 541 (2025), and HCS/HB 910 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

SB 1352 - Currently, the offense of animal abuse is a class E felony if the purposeful or intentional injury or suffering of an animal is the result of torture or mutilation consciously inflicted while the animal is alive. This act provides that the offense is a class E felony if the purposeful or intentional injury or suffering of an animal is the result of torture or mutilation inflicted while the animal is alive or if substantial harm caused to animal is the result of starvation. This act is similar to a provision in SB 1304 (2026), HB 2436 (2026), HB 2904 (2026), SB 541 (2025), and HCS/HB 910 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-27 — Second Read and Referred S Emerging Issues and Professional Registration Committee
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Nicola, Joeprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-27

    Second Read and Referred S Emerging Issues and Professional Registration Committee

    reading-2,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    S First Read

    reading-1

  3. 2025-12-01

    Prefiled

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.senate.mo.gov/BillTracking/Bills/BillInformation?year=2026&billid=181

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