Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session
Relating to: sexual contact with an animal and providing a criminal penalty.
Animal Appeals court — Judge Crime and criminals — Felony Sex crimes
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, it is a Class H felony to have sexual contact with an animal, to
promote sexual contact with animals, to coerce another to have sexual contact with
an animal, or to advertise, harbor, transport, provide, or obtain an animal for the
purpose of having sexual contact with the animal. In addition, it is a Class F felony
to force, coerce, entice, or encourage a child under the age of 13 to engage in sexual
contact with an animal or a Class G felony if the child is over the age of 13 but under
the age of 18. It is also a Class F felony to have sexual contact with an animal in the
presence of a child under the age of 13 or a Class G felony if the child is over the age
of 13 but under the age of 18. In additional, all felony classifications are increased
for second or subsequent violations and if the violation results in the mutilation,
disfigurement, or death of an animal.
Under current law, it is a Class A misdemeanor for a person to commit an act
of sexual gratification involving his or her sex organ and the sex organ, mouth, or
anus of an animal, or involving his or her sex organ, mouth, anus, or other body part
and the sex organ of an animal.
Sponsors
Votes
Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 0
Passed 11–0 Feb 13, 2018 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Passed 5–0 Mar 14, 2018 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Nov 22, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Kremer, Mursau, Sargent, Subeck, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Risser
- Nov 22, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly
Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor
- Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 26, 2018 · Assembly
Representative Shankland added as a coauthor
- Jan 29, 2018 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 1:04 PM on 2-15-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 16, 2018 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 19, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Mar 14, 2018 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 14, 2018 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 14, 2018 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Mar 14, 2018 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1