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House 1527 - Petition of Louis L. Kafka and others relative to the penalty for spectating at or creating depictions of animal fighting or cruelty.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 10/02/08 H Governor's amendment adopted (in the form approved by committee)

Sponsor:

  • Louis L. Kafka

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • Public Hearing date Feb 7 pm at 1:00 in Room A-1
  • 05/22/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1499
  • 06/25/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading -HJ 1633
  • 06/26/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading -HJ 1643
  • 07/29/08 H Rules suspended
  • 07/29/08 H Read third
  • 07/29/08 H Bills in the Third Reading report, consolidating with H1529
  • 07/29/08 H Passed to be engrossed -HJ 1860
  • 07/30/08 S Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules -SJ 2211
  • 08/21/08 S Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  • 08/21/08 S Rules suspended
  • 08/21/08 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed -SJ 2503
  • 09/04/08 H Enacted -HJ 1991
  • 09/08/08 S Enacted and laid before the Governor -SJ 2520
  • 09/18/08 G Governor returned to the House with an amendment
  • 09/18/08 H For message, see H5098
  • 09/18/08 H Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading -HJ 2009
  • 10/02/08 H Rules suspended
  • 10/02/08 H Bills in the Third Reading report accepted
  • 10/02/08 H Governor's amendment adopted (in the form approved by committee)

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