SB 2013 - Increases Penalties for Killing Police Dogs - Tennessee Key Vote
Clark Boyd voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- June 1, 2022
- House Bill Passed
- April 27, 2022
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 20, 2022
- Introduced
- Jan. 27, 2022
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Title: Increases Penalties for Killing Police Dogs
Signed by Governor Bill Lee
Title: Increases Penalties for Killing Police Dogs
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that increases penalties for killing police, fire, or service dogs.
Highlights:
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Classifies killing or seriously injuring a police dog or horse, fire dog, search and rescue dog, or other service animal as a Class B felony (Sec. 2).
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Exempts individuals with reasonable belief that a service animal posed an imminent threat from being charged under this act, as long as they were not attempting to escape from or engage in criminal conduct (Sec. 2).
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Classifies killing or seriously injuring the animal of another as theft of property (Sec. 3).
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Exempts individuals with reasonable belief that an animal posed an imminent threat from being charged under this act, as long as they were not trespassing (Sec. 3).
Title: Increases Penalties for Killing Police Dogs
Title: Increases Penalties for Killing Police Dogs