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2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature

HB1646: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 37-1-134 and Title 39, Chapter 14, relative to criminal offenses against an animal.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, enacts "Joker's Law," which revises the offense of knowingly and unlawfully killing a police dog, fire dog, search and rescue dog, service animal, or police horse without the owner's effective consent; adds provisions regarding knowingly and unlawfully causing serious injury to such an animal; revises and enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-134 and Title 39, Chapter 14.

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Bill History

12/1/2021
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/11/2022
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/12/2022
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
1/12/2022
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/19/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
1/19/2022
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/26/2022
House of Representatives
1/25/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
1/26/2022
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 2/2/2022
House of Representatives
1/26/2022
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/2/2022
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/9/2022
House of Representatives
2/9/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
2/9/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
6/3/2022
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1106

Amendments

HA1021

Amendment 2-0 to HB1646

4/26/2022Not Adopted
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HA0504

Amendment 1-0 to HB1646

2/10/2022Not Adopted
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Status Information

Current Status
Passed(6/3/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 13
Democrat: 3

Primary Sponsor

Mark Hall
Mark Hall
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text • 6/2/2022 • 76.6 KB
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Draft
Bill Text • 12/1/2021 • 13.7 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 4/6/2022 • 48.3 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 2/1/2022 • 146.4 KB
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Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note • 1/20/2022 • 147.5 KB
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External Links

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