House Bill 164
2013-2014 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of cruelty to animals.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor

Representative Todd Stephens
R House District 151
Co-Sponsors

Rep. John Maher
R House District 40

Rep. Brendan Boyle
D House District 170

Rep. Michele Brooks
R House District 17

Rep. Vanessa Brown
D House District 190

Rep. Paul Clymer
R House District 145

Rep. Dom Costa
D House District 21

Rep. Jim Cox
R House District 129

Rep. Dan Frankel
D House District 23

Rep. Neal Goodman
D House District 123

Rep. Ted Harhai
D House District 58

Rep. Dick Hess
R House District 78

Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie
R House District 134

Rep. Stephen McCarter
D House District 154

Rep. Daniel McNeill
D House District 133

Rep. Michael O'Brien
D House District 175

Rep. Bernie O'Neill
R House District 29

Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110

Rep. Adam Ravenstahl
D House District 20

Rep. Harry Readshaw
D House District 36

Rep. Todd Rock
R House District 90

Rep. Mark Rozzi
D House District 126

Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132

Rep. Katharine Watson
R House District 144

Rep. Jesse White
D House District 46

Rep. Mario Scavello
R House District 176

Rep. Kevin Boyle
D House District 172

Rep. Stan Saylor
R House District 94

Rep. Kevin Haggerty
D House District 112

Rep. Thomas Caltagirone
D House District 127

Rep. Michael Hanna
D House District 76

Rep. Gene DiGirolamo
R House District 18

Rep. Sid Kavulich
D House District 114

Rep. Patrick Harkins
D House District 1

Rep. Frank Farina
D House District 115

Rep. Robert Matzie
D House District 16

Rep. Jaret Gibbons
D House District 10

Rep. Ron Miller
R House District 93

Rep. Curtis Sonney
R House District 4

Rep. Anthony DeLuca
D House District 32

Rep. Mark Gillen
R House District 128

Rep. Thomas Murt
R House District 152

Rep. Justin Simmons
R House District 131

Rep. Mauree Gingrich
R House District 101

Rep. RoseMarie Swanger
R House District 102

Rep. Matthew Bradford
D House District 70

Rep. Frank Farry
R House District 142

Rep. Tina Davis
D House District 141

Rep. Keith Gillespie
R House District 47

Rep. Mike Tobash
R House District 125

Rep. Daniel Deasy
D House District 27

Rep. Steven Santarsiero
D House District 31

Rep. Chris Sainato
D House District 9

Rep. Margo Davidson
D House District 164

Rep. Mark Painter
D House District 146

Rep. Gordon Denlinger
R House District 99

Rep. Madeleine Dean
D House District 153

Rep. Harold English
R House District 30

Rep. Matthew Baker
R House District 68

Rep. Joseph Hackett
R House District 161
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Laid on the table, March 17, 2014
Senate
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0161 | Referred to Judiciary, Jan. 17, 2013 |
1941 | Reported as amended, June 4, 2013 |
First consideration, June 4, 2013 | |
Re-committed to Rules, June 4, 2013 | |
Re-reported as committed, June 11, 2013 | |
Second consideration, June 11, 2013 | |
Re-committed to Appropriations, June 11, 2013 | |
Re-reported as committed, June 17, 2013 | |
Third consideration and final passage, June 17, 2013 (199-0) | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to Judiciary, June 20, 2013 | |
Reported as committed, Oct. 1, 2013 | |
First consideration, Oct. 1, 2013 | |
Re-referred to Appropriations, Oct. 23, 2013 | |
Re-reported as committed, Jan. 27, 2014 | |
Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2014 | |
Laid on the table, March 17, 2014 |
Printers Numbers
Votes
Monday, January 27, 2014
Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote - House Bill 164 PN1941, Re-Reported as Committed - opens in a new tab
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Senate JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Monday, June 17, 2013 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Monday, June 17, 2013 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - House RULES Committee Vote
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 18 (Crimes And Offenses). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.

Rep. Neal Goodman
D House District 123

Rep. Justin Simmons
R House District 131

Rep. Ron Marsico
R House District 105

Rep. Mauree Gingrich
R House District 101

Rep. Kate Harper
R House District 61
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18 (Crimes And Offenses)
House Bill 164
2013-2014 Regular Session
Sponsors
STEPHENS, MAHER, B. BOYLE, BROOKS, V. BROWN, CLYMER, D. COSTA, COX, FRANKEL, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HESS, KORTZ, MACKENZIE, McCARTER, McNEILL, O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PICKETT, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, ROCK, ROZZI, SCHLOSSBERG, WATSON, WHITE, SCAVELLO, K. BOYLE, SAYLOR, HAGGERTY, CALTAGIRONE, HANNA, DiGIROLAMO, KAVULICH, HARKINS, FARINA, MATZIE, GIBBONS, R. MILLER, SONNEY, DeLUCA, GILLEN, MURT, SIMMONS, GINGRICH, SWANGER, BRADFORD, FARRY, DAVIS, GILLESPIE, TOBASH, DEASY, SANTARSIERO, SAINATO, DAVIDSON, PAINTER, DENLINGER, DEAN, ENGLISH, BAKER, HACKETT
Short Title
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of cruelty to animals.
Memo Subject
Animal Fighting Paraphernalia
Actions
0161 | Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 17, 2013 |
1941 | Reported as amended, June 4, 2013 |
First consideration, June 4, 2013 | |
Re-committed to RULES, June 4, 2013 | |
Re-reported as committed, June 11, 2013 | |
Second consideration, June 11, 2013 | |
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 11, 2013 | |
Re-reported as committed, June 17, 2013 | |
Third consideration and final passage, June 17, 2013 (199-0) | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to JUDICIARY, June 20, 2013 | |
Reported as committed, Oct. 1, 2013 | |
First consideration, Oct. 1, 2013 | |
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 23, 2013 | |
Re-reported as committed, Jan. 27, 2014 | |
Second consideration, Feb. 4, 2014 | |
Laid on the table, March 17, 2014 |
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