2025-2026 Regular Session • Ohio Legislature
SB64: Increase penalties for companion animal cruelty offenses
Legislative Summary
To amend sections 955.54 and 959.99 and to enact section 959.23 of the Revised Code to increase the penalties for violating companion animal cruelty offenses and to prohibit a felony animal abuse offender from owning a companion animal in certain circumstances.
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Bill History
2/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
2/12/2025
Referred to committee: Judiciary
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Alessandro Cutrona
Republican