California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 917 — Animal abuse.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 131, Statutes of 2011.

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

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · 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.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides, subject to exceptions, that every person who overdrives, overloads, drives when overloaded, overworks, tortures, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance, drink, or shelter, cruelly beats, mutilates, or cruelly kills any animal, or causes or procures any animal to be so overdriven, overloaded, driven when overloaded, overworked, tortured, tormented, deprived of necessary sustenance, drink, shelter, or to be cruelly beaten, mutilated, or cruelly killed; and whoever, having the charge or custody of any animal, either as owner or otherwise, subjects any animal to needless suffering, or inflicts unnecessary cruelty upon the animal, or in any manner abuses any animal, or fails to provide the animal with proper food, drink, or shelter or protection from the weather, or who drives, rides, or otherwise uses the animal when unfit for labor, is guilty of a crime punishable as a misdemeanor or as a felony, or alternatively as a misdemeanor or a felony and a fine of not more than $20,000. This bill would revise the punishment for this offense to provide that it is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or in the state prison, or by a fine of not more than $20,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment. The bill would make other technical, nonsubstantive changes. By revising the penalty for an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law proscribes animal abuse, as specified, including the failure to maintain and care for the premises and animals at pet shops. Existing law also generally provides that a pet store shall not sell, offer for sale, trade, or barter any dog or cat that is under 8 weeks of age, but may sell, offer for sale, trade, or barter a dog or cat over 8 weeks of age only if the animal is weaned. This bill would provide, in addition and with specified exceptions, that it shall be a crime, punishable as specified, for any person to willfully sell or give away as part of a commercial transaction, a live animal on any street, highway, public right-of-way, parking lot, carnival, or boardwalk, or to display or offer for sale, or display or offer to give away as part of a commercial transaction, a live animal if the act of selling or giving away the live animal is to occur on any street, highway, public right-of-way, parking lot, carnival, or boardwalk. The bill would provide that a notice describing the charge and the penalty for a violation of this bill may be issued by a peace officer, animal control officer, or humane officer. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 597 of the Penal Code made by AB 109, which has been chaptered but is not operative, to become operative only if AB 109 becomes 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 131, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 44. Noes 23. Page 2266.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (July 6).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  10. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 1140.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Ordered to second reading.

  14. Read third time and amended.

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Set for hearing May 2.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 621.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Set for hearing April 12.

  21. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  22. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.

  23. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

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

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Lieu

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SB 917 Lieu Senate Third Reading By SMYTH

Passed 44 Yea · 23 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0200
Unaffiliated 4420013
Democratic 0100
Total 4423013
% of votes cast 55%29%0%16%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Butler — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Allen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Ma — Yea
Perea — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Williams — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Halderman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Carter — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Jeffries — Not Voting
Beall — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Silva — Nay
Torres — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10501
Democratic 1000
Total 11501
% of votes cast 65%29%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Donnelly — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 27 Yea · 10 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241003
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 271003
% of votes cast 68%25%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Runner — Nay
Negrete McLeod — Not Voting
Cannella — Nay
Huff — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Simitian — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Nay
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 917 do?
Existing law provides, subject to exceptions, that every person who overdrives, overloads, drives when overloaded, overworks, tortures, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance, drink, or shelter, cruelly beats, mutilates, or cruelly kills any animal, or causes or procures any animal to be so overdriven, overloaded, driven when overloaded, overworked, tortured, tormented, deprived of necessary sustenance, drink, shelter, or to be cruelly beaten, mutilated, or cruelly killed; and whoever, having the charge or custody of any animal, either as owner or otherwise, subjects any animal to needless suffering, or inflicts unnecessary cruelty upon the animal, or in any manner abuses any animal, or fails to provide the animal with proper food, drink, or shelter or protection from the weather, or who drives, rides, or otherwise uses the animal when unfit for labor, is guilty of a crime punishable as a misdemeanor or as a felony, or alternatively as a misdemeanor or a felony and a fine of not more than $20,000. This bill would revise the punishment for this offense to provide that it is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or in the state prison, or by a fine of not more than $20,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment. The bill would make other technical, nonsubstantive changes. By revising the penalty for an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law proscribes animal abuse, as specified, including the failure to maintain and care for the premises and animals at pet shops. Existing law also generally provides that a pet store shall not sell, offer for sale, trade, or barter any dog or cat that is under 8 weeks of age, but may sell, offer for sale, trade, or barter a dog or cat over 8 weeks of age only if the animal is weaned. This bill would provide, in addition and with specified exceptions, that it shall be a crime, punishable as specified, for any person to willfully sell or give away as part of a commercial transaction, a live animal on any street, highway, public right-of-way, parking lot, carnival, or boardwalk, or to display or offer for sale, or display or offer to give away as part of a commercial transaction, a live animal if the act of selling or giving away the live animal is to occur on any street, highway, public right-of-way, parking lot, carnival, or boardwalk. The bill would provide that a notice describing the charge and the penalty for a violation of this bill may be issued by a peace officer, animal control officer, or humane officer. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 597 of the Penal Code made by AB 109, which has been chaptered but is not operative, to become operative only if AB 109 becomes 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 917?
SB 917 is sponsored by Hancock, Lieu, Solorio, Smyth, Williams, and Strickland, Tony (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 917?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.
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