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Bill Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, prohibits the department of agriculture or any other state or local department or agency from entering private property without probable cause to believe that a criminal offense has occurred or is occurring, the consent of the property owner, a warrant, or a recognized warrant exception; requires a member of a society incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals to notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency of the member's intent to make an arrest or interfere to prevent an act of cruelty and the circumstances justifying the action before doing so. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 43; Title 44 and Title 63, Chapter 12. Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, prohibits the department of agriculture or any other state or local department or agency from entering private property without probable cause to believe that a criminal offense has occurred or is occurring, the consent of the property owner, a warrant, or a recognized warrant exception; requires a member of a society incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals to notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency of the member's intent to make an arrest or interfere to prevent an act of cruelty and the circumstances justifying the action before doing so. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 43; Title 44 and Title 63, Chapter 12. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 113 SB 2478 Tennessee SB 2478 (113)
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Tennessee SB 2478 (113) — Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, prohibits the department of agriculture or any other state or local department or agency from entering private property without probable cause to believe that a criminal offense has occurred or is occurring, the consent of the property owner, a warrant, or a recognized warrant exception; requires a member of a society incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals to notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency of the member's intent to make an arrest or interfere to prevent an act of cruelty and the circumstances justifying the action before doing so. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 43; Title 44 and Title 63, Chapter 12.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — 877 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/6/2024 Passed (2) — 90 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/11/2024 Passed (1) — 320 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Hensley — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2024-01-30 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2024-01-31 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2024-02-01 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee passage
  • 2024-03-04 Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee for 3/6/2024
  • 2024-03-05 Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/6/2024
  • 2024-03-06 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 2024-03-08 Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/11/2024
  • 2024-03-11 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2024-03-11 Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 passage
  • 2024-03-12 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2024-03-14 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2024-04-01 Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 7, PNV 0 passage
  • 2024-04-01 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2024-04-03 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2024-04-04 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2024-04-05 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2024-04-05 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2024-04-11 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2024-04-17 Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
  • 2024-04-17 Pub. Ch. 704

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9854d79c-99bd-4034-a379-e4e3af254658. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).