Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware
- Session
- 153
- Chamber
- lower
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Not supplied
- Introduced / first action
- 2025-05-06 00:00:00
Alternate titles
- Animal Cruelty/Upgrades to Felony short title
Source-supplied abstracts
This Bill updates Title 11 of the Delaware Code relating to animal cruelty. After 2 misdemeanor violations of this section, currently class A misdemeanors, all further violations are to be upgraded to class F felonies. Also, after the first felony violation of the statute, currently a class F felony, which involves intentionally killing or causing serious injury to any animal in violation of the statute, all further violations are to be upgraded to class E felonies. Also, any person convicted of a felony violation a second time shall be prohibited from owning or possessing any animal for the remainder of their life without exception.
Sponsors
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman (primary), primary
- Brian Pettyjohn (primary), primary
- Claire Snyder-Hall (primary), primary
- Trey Paradee (primary), primary
- Bryant L. Richardson (primary), primary
- Laura V. Sturgeon (primary), primary
- Josue O Ortega (primary), primary
- Daniel B. Short (primary), primary
- Mara Gorman (primary), primary
- Sarah McBride (primary), primary
- John "Jack" Walsh (primary), primary
- David L. Wilson (primary), primary
- Nicole Poore (primary), primary