MA H1435

Bill

Relative to pet adoption safety

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the penalty for the abuse of certain animals. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to enhance pet adoption safety by restricting the ability of individuals convicted of animal abuse crimes to obtain animals from animal breeders, shelters, or pet stores. Specifically, the bill prohibits such individuals from receiving, purchasing, adopting, or sheltering animals, and prohibits animal breeders, shelters, and pet stores from knowingly providing animals to them. Violators of these provisions, including both the convicted individuals and the relevant businesses, face fines and potential imprisonment, with penalties increasing for subsequent offenses.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (4)

Bradford Hill (R), Randy Hunt (R), Matt Muratore (R), Mike Soter (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2494 (on 03/12/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1435

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1435
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1435.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1308	Relative to excess profits resulting from 40B developments	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
H1332	Relative to selling tattooing, branding, body piercing kit or device to an unlicensed body art practitioner or minor	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1337	Relative to air traffic safety	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1377	To increase the penalty for school tardiness	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1488	Increasing penalties for hit and runs with recreational vehicles in the commonwealth to be known as the James Ward Act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4601	Similar To
H1555	Relative to assaults upon sports officials	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2150	Relative to police pursuits	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H2955	Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H3069	To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3478	Increasing penalties for restraining order violations	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H359	Relative to used police cars sold at auction	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3917	To reduce litter on the highways of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5126	Similar To
S1017	Relative to social networking impersonation or harassment	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S2294	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2494	Relative to the ownership of pets by convicted animal abusers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1308

Relative to excess profits resulting from 40B developments

Accompanied a study order, see H4975

Similar To

H1332

Relative to selling tattooing, branding, body piercing kit or device to an unlicensed body art practitioner or minor

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1337

Relative to air traffic safety

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1377

To increase the penalty for school tardiness

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1488

Increasing penalties for hit and runs with recreational vehicles in the commonwealth to be known as the James Ward Act

Accompanied a new draft, see H4601

Similar To

H1555

Relative to assaults upon sports officials

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2150

Relative to police pursuits

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H2955

Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H3069

To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H3478

Increasing penalties for restraining order violations

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H359

Relative to used police cars sold at auction

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3917

To reduce litter on the highways of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5126

Similar To

S1017

Relative to social networking impersonation or harassment

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S2294

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2494

Relative to the ownership of pets by convicted animal abusers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Replaced by

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