California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1117 — Animal abuse: penalties.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 553, Statutes of 2011.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that the cost of seizing, caring for, and treating any animal seized pursuant to specified provisions regarding the failure to care for animals shall constitute a lien on the animal and that the animal shall not be returned to its owner until the charges are paid. Existing law provides that no animal properly seized pursuant to these provisions shall be returned to its owner until, in the determination of the seizing agency or hearing officer, the animal is physically fit, or the owner can demonstrate that he or she can and will provide the necessary care. This bill would additionally apply these provisions to animals seized pursuant to a search warrant. Existing law establishes various other crimes regarding cruelty to animals and the failure to care for animals. This bill would provide that any person who has been convicted of certain of these crimes, and who within a specified period after conviction, owns, possesses, maintains, has custody of, resides with, or cares for any animal, is guilty of a public offense punishable by a $1,000 fine. The bill would provide that the court may reduce the duration of, or, in the case of livestock owners and in the interest of justice, exempt a defendant from, these restrictions under specified circumstances. By creating a new crime and by increasing the duties of local humane officers, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate changes made by AB 1279 to become operative if both this bill and AB 1279 are enacted and become operative. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 553, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2648.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2016.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1805.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (May 27).

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 5).

  23. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1225.)

  24. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  26. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

  27. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  28. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  29. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

  30. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  31. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  32. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Strickland · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Lieu · Cosponsor
  • Smyth · Primary
  • Solorio · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Smyth

Co-sponsors (5)

  • Strickland
  • Hancock
  • Lieu
  • Solorio
  • Williams

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1117 SMYTH Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 72 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 69008
Democratic 1000
Total 72008
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Fong — Yea
Hill — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cook — Yea
Huber — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Hagman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Not Voting
Alejo — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Butler — Yea
Eng — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB1117 Smyth By Lieu

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Republican 0001
Democratic 1001
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Yee — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

AB 1117 SMYTH Assembly Third Reading

Passed 71 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0002
Unaffiliated 70007
Democratic 1000
Total 71009
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Campos — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Halderman — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Fong — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Logue — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15100
Democratic 1000
Total 16100
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Mitchell — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1117 do?
Existing law provides that the cost of seizing, caring for, and treating any animal seized pursuant to specified provisions regarding the failure to care for animals shall constitute a lien on the animal and that the animal shall not be returned to its owner until the charges are paid. Existing law provides that no animal properly seized pursuant to these provisions shall be returned to its owner until, in the determination of the seizing agency or hearing officer, the animal is physically fit, or the owner can demonstrate that he or she can and will provide the necessary care. This bill would additionally apply these provisions to animals seized pursuant to a search warrant. Existing law establishes various other crimes regarding cruelty to animals and the failure to care for animals. This bill would provide that any person who has been convicted of certain of these crimes, and who within a specified period after conviction, owns, possesses, maintains, has custody of, resides with, or cares for any animal, is guilty of a public offense punishable by a $1,000 fine. The bill would provide that the court may reduce the duration of, or, in the case of livestock owners and in the interest of justice, exempt a defendant from, these restrictions under specified circumstances. By creating a new crime and by increasing the duties of local humane officers, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate changes made by AB 1279 to become operative if both this bill and AB 1279 are enacted and become operative. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 1117?
AB 1117 is sponsored by Strickland, Hancock, Lieu, Smyth, Solorio, and Williams.
What is the current status of AB 1117?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1117?
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