Skip to content

Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 666

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: sexual contact with an animal and providing a criminal penalty.

Animal Appeals court — Judge Crime and criminals — Felony Sex crimes

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. 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

Introduced by: Jacque (R) , Kremer (R) , Mursau (R) , Sargent (D) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

3 cosponsors

L. Taylor (D) , Risser (D) , Shankland (D)

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 page

No 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 page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 22, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Kremer, Mursau, Sargent, Subeck, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Risser

  2. Nov 22, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 26, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Shankland added as a coauthor

  6. Jan 29, 2018 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  7. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  9. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:04 PM on 2-15-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  11. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Feb 19, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  18. Mar 14, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Mar 14, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  20. Mar 14, 2018 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  21. Mar 14, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1