Assigned to Committee in Other Chamber Authored by Will Metcalf (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals. Initially Referred to House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 3816 expands the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals by making it illegal to administer controlled substances to a horse participating in a race. This offense is classified as a state jail felony but increases to a third-degree felony for repeat offenders.
Sponsors: Zaffirini (D)
Mar 5, 2025
(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 26, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Licensing & Administrative Procedures, chaired by a Republican
Apr 8, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
Apr 15, 2025
(H) House Licensing & Administrative Procedures met. (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent (H) Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 21, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
Apr 23, 2025
(H) Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Apr 25, 2025
(H) Considered in Local & Consent Calendars (H) Transferred to Calendars Committee (H) Committee report sent to Calendars (H) Considered in Calendars
Apr 29, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Schatzline was offered. (H) Point of order withdrawn (amendment) (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Schatzline was withdrawn. (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#917: Yea 146 (R 87, D 59) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1) View Source
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(H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
May 5, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice, chaired by a Republican
(H) Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
For
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Licensing & Administrative Procedures as Anthony Kivela for self (with HPROA) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Licensing & Administrative Procedures as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Licensing & Administrative Procedures as John Sierega for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Licensing & Administrative Procedures as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU)) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Licensing & Administrative Procedures as Steven Deline for self
On
(Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Amy Cook for Texas Racing Commission (Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before H Licensing & Administrative Procedures as Connie McNabb for Texas Racing Commission (Thu 5/22/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Kent Richardson for Office of the Attorney General (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before H Licensing & Administrative Procedures as Amy Cook for Texas Racing Commission