Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 10 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 2658 — Domesticated dogs and cats; revise offense of abuse of.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to SB 2658 introduce stronger penalties for animal cruelty offenses. For instances of "simple cruelty" to domesticated dogs or cats, the maximum fine remains at $1,000 with a potential six-month jail sentence, but it clarifies that each act counts as a separate offense. The more severe "aggravated cruelty" offense now carries increased penalties, allowing for fines up to $5,000 and jail time of up to ten years, rather than a previous maximum of $2,500 and five years. This change aims to better protect animals from severe abuse and reflects a tougher stance on animal welfare.

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SB2658 (As Passed the Senate) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
SB2658 (As Sent to Governor) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) Hill, Boyd, England, Blackwell, Chism, Wiggins, Parker, McLendon, Frazier, Michel, DeLano, McMahan, McDaniel, Sojourner Senate Bill 2658 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE OFFENSE OF ABUSE OF A DOMESTICATED DOG OR CAT;
Senator(s) Hill, Boyd, England, Blackwell, Chism, Wiggins, Parker, McLendon, Frazier, Michel, DeLano, McMahan, McDaniel, Sojourner Senate Bill 2658 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE OFFENSE OF ABUSE OF A DOMESTICATED DOG OR CAT;
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This bill revises the offenses and penalties related to the abuse of domesticated dogs and cats.

  • 97-41-16(2)(b)(iii)

    misdemeanor → felony

    Changes the classification of a first offense of aggravated cruelty to a domesticated dog or cat from a misdemeanor to a felony.

  • 97-41-16(2)(b)(iii)

    Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) → Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)

    Increases the maximum fine for a first offense of aggravated cruelty to a domesticated dog or cat.

  • 97-41-16(2)(b)(iii)

    six (6) months → three (3) years

    Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for a first offense of aggravated cruelty to a domesticated dog or cat.

  • 97-41-16(2)(b)(ii)

    Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) → Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00)

    Increases the maximum fine for a second or subsequent offense of aggravated cruelty to a domesticated dog or cat.

  • 97-41-16(2)(b)(ii)

    five (5) → ten (10)

    Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for a second or subsequent offense of aggravated cruelty to a domesticated dog or cat.

Amendments

2 amendments

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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Immediate Release

  5. Conference Report Adopted

  6. Conference Report Adopted

  7. Conference Report Filed

  8. Conference Report Filed

  9. Conferees Named Bain,Yates,White

  10. Conferees Named Wiggins,Hill,England

  11. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  12. Returned For Concurrence

  13. Passed As Amended

  14. Amended

  15. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  16. Referred To Judiciary B

  17. Transmitted To House

  18. Passed As Amended

  19. Amended

  20. Committee Substitute Adopted

  21. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  22. Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on · 24 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (161)

161 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 64 Yea · 42 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 182003
Democrat 61305
Republican 38905
Independent 2000
Total 6442013
% of votes cast 54%35%0%11%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Bain — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Anderson (110th) — Nay
Reynolds — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Hobgood- Wilkes — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bell (65th) — Nay
Blackmon — Nay
Bomgar — Nay
Clarke — Nay
Criswell — Nay
Dortch — Nay
Gibbs (36th) — Nay
Hopkins — Nay
Huddleston — Nay
Hudson — Nay
Jackson — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Paden — Nay
Straughter — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Walker — Nay
Williams-Barnes — Nay
Young — Nay
Barnett — Not Voting
Gibbs (72nd) — Not Voting
Williamson — Not Voting
Busby — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Nay
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Not Voting
Carl Mickens Democrat Nay
Cedric Burnett Democrat Nay
Daryl Porter Democrat Nay
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Nay
John G. Faulkner Democrat Nay
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Nay
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Not Voting
Oscar Denton Democrat Nay
Otis Anthony Democrat Nay
Percy W. Watson Democrat Nay
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Not Voting
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Not Voting
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Nay
Willie Bailey Democrat Nay
Zakiya Summers Democrat Not Voting
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Not Voting
Bill Pigott Republican Nay
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Not Voting
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Nay
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Nay
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Not Voting
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Nay
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Nay
Lee Yancey Republican Not Voting
Lester Carpenter Republican Nay
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Not Voting
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Nay
Vince Mangold Republican Nay
William Tracy Arnold Republican Nay

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Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 25000
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 21000
Total 52000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Branning — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Doty — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons S. (13th) — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 86 Yea · 17 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 51102
Unaffiliated 24907
Democrat 9708
Independent 2000
Total 8617017
% of votes cast 72%14%0%14%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anderson (110th) — Nay
Blackmon — Nay
Bomgar — Nay
Criswell — Nay
Gibbs (36th) — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Walker — Nay
Williams-Barnes — Nay
Young — Nay
Dortch — Not Voting
Gibbs (72nd) — Not Voting
Holloway — Not Voting
Hudson — Not Voting
Jackson — Not Voting
Johnson — Not Voting
Paden — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Not Voting
Carl Mickens Democrat Nay
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Nay
Earle S. Banks Democrat Not Voting
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Nay
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Not Voting
Kabir Karriem Democrat Not Voting
Omeria Scott Democrat Nay
Oscar Denton Democrat Not Voting
Otis Anthony Democrat Not Voting
Percy W. Watson Democrat Nay
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Not Voting
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Not Voting
Zakiya Summers Democrat Nay
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Nay
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Not Voting
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Not Voting
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17004
Republican 24001
Democrat 6000
Total 47005
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Branning — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Doty — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Johnson — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Simmons S. (13th) — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Blackmon — Not Voting
Jordan — Not Voting
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Not Voting
Turner-Ford — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Not Voting
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Who sponsors SB 2658?
SB 2658 is sponsored by Angela Burks Hill (Republican), Randy P. Boyd (Republican), Kevin Blackwell (Republican), Brice Wiggins (Republican), Parker, Hillman Terome Frazier (Democrat), Scott DeLano (Republican), Chad McMahan (Republican), McDaniel, Sojourner, J. Walter Michel (Republican), Michael McLendon (Republican), Kathy L. Chism (Republican), and Jeremy England (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2658?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2020. Enacted.
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