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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 76: 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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 76 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Stevens. Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 428.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
StevensPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 428
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  5. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
  7. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
  8. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
  9. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
  10. Placed behind the budget
  11. Sponsor(s) Added.
  12. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source