Bill Commons

TN HB 76

died on adjournment

Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, prohibits the abandonment of an animal in a person's custody and provides that it is not a defense to prosecution that the person abandoned the animal at or near an animal shelter, veterinary clinic, or other place of shelter if the person did not make reasonable arrangements for the care of the animal. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Quick answers

Did TN HB 76 pass?

No. TN HB 76 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 428

What is TN HB 76 about?

TN HB 76 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, prohibits the abandonment of an animal in a person's custody and provides that it is not a defense to prosecution that the person abandoned the animal at or near an animal shelter, veterinary clinic, or other place of shelter if the person did not make reasonable arrangements for the care of the animal. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 76?

Stevens is the primary sponsor of TN HB 76.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2025-05-15 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 428
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Stevensprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-15

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 428

  2. 2025-04-21

    Comp. SB subst.

  3. 2025-04-21

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  4. 2025-04-17

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-04-17

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-04-17

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025

  7. 2025-04-17

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025

  8. 2025-04-16

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025

  9. 2025-04-09

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  10. 2025-02-26

    Placed behind the budget

  11. 2025-02-20

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  12. 2025-02-19

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-02-19

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-02-19

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  15. 2025-02-12

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-02-12

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/19/2025

  17. 2025-02-10

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  18. 2025-02-05

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/12/2025

  19. 2025-01-28

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-01-16

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-01-15

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  22. 2025-01-14

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  23. 2025-01-08

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 2/12/2025 Passed

    2025-02-12 · pass · 8-0

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/19/2025 Passed

    2025-02-19 · pass · 20-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed

    2025-04-17 · pass · 11-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed

    2025-04-17 · pass · 27-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 4/17/2025

    2025-04-21 · fail · 0-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0076&ga=114

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