House Bill 1238
2017-2018 Regular Session
An Act amending Titles 3 (Agriculture), 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 22 (Detectives and Private Police), 34 (Game) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in race horse industry reform, further providing for licenses for horse race meetings and for occupational licenses for individuals; in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, repealing provisions relating to offense of cruelty to animals, live animals as prizes prohibited, police animals and assault with a biological agent on animal, fowl or honey bees and providing for offenses relating to cruelty to animals; in humane society police officers, further providing for definitions, for appointment by nonprofit corporations, for qualifications for appointment, for suspension, revocation, limitation and restriction of appointment and restoration of appointment, for powers and authority and jurisdiction, for search warrants and for costs; in hunting and furtaking, further providing for destruction of dogs declared public nuisances; in budget and finance, further providing for municipal corporation portion of fines, etc; and making editorial changes.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Todd Stephens
R House District 151
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Ryan Bizzarro
D House District 3
Rep. Keith Greiner
R House District 43
Rep. Frank Farry
R House District 142
Rep. Dom Costa
D House District 21
Rep. Chris Sainato
D House District 9
Rep. Harry Readshaw
D House District 36
Rep. Michael O'Brien
D House District 175
Rep. William Keller
D House District 184
Rep. Craig Staats
R House District 145
Rep. R. Lee James
R House District 64
Rep. Madeleine Dean
D House District 153
Rep. Rob Kauffman
R House District 89
Rep. Jeff Wheeland
R House District 83
Rep. Michael Driscoll
D House District 173
Rep. Karen Boback
R House District 117
Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132
Rep. Alexander Charlton
R House District 165
Rep. Thomas Murt
R House District 152
Rep. Katharine Watson
R House District 144
Rep. Peter Schweyer
D House District 22
Rep. Robert Freeman
D House District 136
Rep. David Millard
R House District 109
Rep. Adam Harris
R House District 82
Rep. Duane Milne
R House District 167
Rep. Anthony DeLuca
D House District 32
Rep. Daniel Deasy
D House District 27
Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38
Rep. Maria Donatucci
D House District 185
Rep. Mark Gillen
R House District 128
Rep. Scott Conklin
D House District 77
Rep. Tina Davis
D House District 141
Rep. Kristin Hill
R House District 93
Rep. Adam Ravenstahl
D House District 20
Rep. James Santora
R House District 163
Rep. Eric Roe
R House District 158
Rep. Nick Miccarelli
R House District 162
Rep. Jordan Harris
D House District 186
Rep. Leanne Krueger
D House District 161
Rep. Bryan Barbin
D House District 71
Rep. Ed Neilson
D House District 174
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 10 of 2017, June 28, 2017
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| 1465 | Referred to Judiciary, April 17, 2017 |
| Reported as committed, April 19, 2017 | |
| First consideration, April 19, 2017 | |
| Laid on the table, April 19, 2017 | |
| Removed from table, April 19, 2017 | |
| 1565 | Second consideration, with amendments, April 25, 2017 |
| Re-committed to Appropriations, April 25, 2017 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 582-588), April 25, 2017 | |
| Re-reported as committed, April 26, 2017 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, April 26, 2017 (167-20) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 680-684), April 26, 2017 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Judiciary, May 4, 2017 | |
| Reported as committed, June 13, 2017 | |
| First consideration, June 13, 2017 | |
| Second consideration, June 14, 2017 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, June 14, 2017 | |
| Re-reported as committed, June 19, 2017 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, June 20, 2017 (49-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 695-696), June 20, 2017 | |
| Signed in House, June 21, 2017 | |
| Signed in Senate, June 21, 2017 | |
| Presented to the Governor, June 21, 2017 | |
| Approved by the Governor, June 28, 2017 | |
| Act No. 10 of 2017, June 28, 2017 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Votes
Monday, June 19, 2017
Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - Senate JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - House Floor Vote
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
This bill amends Titles 18 (Crimes And Offenses) 22 (Detectives And Private Police) and 3 (Agriculture). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Rep. Neal Goodman
D House District 123
Rep. Michael O'Brien
D House District 175
Rep. Rick Saccone
R House District 39
Rep. Frank Burns
D House District 72
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View all legislation amending Titles
18 (Crimes And Offenses)
22 (Detectives And Private Police)
3 (Agriculture)
House Bill 1238
2017-2018 Regular Session
Sponsors
STEPHENS, BIZZARRO, GREINER, FARRY, D. COSTA, SAINATO, READSHAW, O'BRIEN, W. KELLER, STAATS, JAMES, DEAN, KAUFFMAN, WHEELAND, DRISCOLL, BOBACK, SCHLOSSBERG, CHARLTON, MURT, WATSON, SCHWEYER, FREEMAN, MILLARD, A. HARRIS, MILNE, DeLUCA, DEASY, KORTZ, DONATUCCI, GILLEN, CONKLIN, DAVIS, PHILLIPS-HILL, RAVENSTAHL, SANTORA, ROE, MICCARELLI, J. HARRIS, KRUEGER-BRANEKY, BARBIN, NEILSON
Short Title
An Act amending Titles 3 (Agriculture), 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 22 (Detectives and Private Police), 34 (Game) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in race horse industry reform, further providing for licenses for horse race meetings and for occupational licenses for individuals; in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, repealing provisions relating to offense of cruelty to animals, live animals as prizes prohibited, police animals and assault with a biological agent on animal, fowl or honey bees and providing for offenses relating to cruelty to animals; in humane society police officers, further providing for definitions, for * * *
Memo Subject
Animal Abuse Statute Overhaul
Actions
| 1465 | Referred to JUDICIARY, April 17, 2017 |
| Reported as committed, April 19, 2017 | |
| First consideration, April 19, 2017 | |
| Laid on the table, April 19, 2017 | |
| Removed from table, April 19, 2017 | |
| 1565 | Second consideration, with amendments, April 25, 2017 |
| Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 25, 2017 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 582-588), April 25, 2017 | |
| Re-reported as committed, April 26, 2017 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, April 26, 2017 (167-20) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 680-684), April 26, 2017 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to JUDICIARY, May 4, 2017 | |
| Reported as committed, June 13, 2017 | |
| First consideration, June 13, 2017 | |
| Second consideration, June 14, 2017 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 14, 2017 | |
| Re-reported as committed, June 19, 2017 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, June 20, 2017 (49-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 695-696), June 20, 2017 | |
| Signed in House, June 21, 2017 | |
| Signed in Senate, June 21, 2017 | |
| Presented to the Governor, June 21, 2017 | |
| Approved by the Governor, June 28, 2017 | |
| Act No. 10 of 2017, June 28, 2017 |
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