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SB 433STATE · TennesseeIntroduced

Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, prohibits the abandonment of an animal in a person's custody and provides that it is not a defense to prosecution that the person abandoned the animal at or near an animal shelter, veterinary clinic, or other place of shelter if the person did not make reasonable arrangements for the care of the animal. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.

Voted 5/15/2025View source

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132 yea·0 nay·2 other

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Action history

  1. 5/15/2025Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
  2. 5/15/2025Pub. Ch. 428
  3. 5/9/2025Signed by Governor.
  4. 5/1/2025Transmitted to Governor for action.
  5. 4/30/2025Signed by H. Speaker
  6. 4/29/2025Signed by Senate Speaker
  7. 4/25/2025Enrolled and ready for signatures
  8. 4/21/2025Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 2
  9. 4/21/2025Subst. for comp. HB.
  10. 4/9/2025Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.