HB 406 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, providing for the offense of kidnapping of animals.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-29
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 29, 2025
Sponsors
- Brandon J. Markosek (D, PA-25) — sponsor · 2025-01-29
- Jim Haddock (D, PA-118) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Steven R. Malagari (D, PA-53) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Malcolm Kenyatta (D, PA-181) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Kyle Donahue (D, PA-113) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Kristine C. Howard (D, PA-167) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Joe Ciresi (D, PA-146) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Melissa L. Shusterman (D, PA-157) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
- Scott Conklin (D, PA-77) — cosponsor · 2025-01-29
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 29, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0378 · 2,129 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 378
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 406
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MARKOSEK, HADDOCK, GIRAL, SANCHEZ, MALAGARI,
KENYATTA, DONAHUE, HILL-EVANS, HOWARD, CIRESI, SHUSTERMAN,
GREEN, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ AND CERRATO, JANUARY 29, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 29, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and
3 related offenses, providing for the offense of kidnapping of
4 animals.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 5539.1. Kidnapping of animals.
10 (a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if the
11 person:
12 (1) intentionally, knowingly or recklessly takes, sells
13 or purchases any dog, cat, equine animal, swine or cattle for
14 resale to another, use in a laboratory or for animal
15 fighting; or
16 (2) intentionally, knowingly or recklessly takes or
17 carries away any dog, cat or equine animal without permission
18 for a special or temporary purpose.
1 (b) Grading.--An offense under subsection (a) shall be
2 graded as follows:
3 (1) An offense under subsection (a)(1) is a felony of
4 the third degree and a second or subsequent offense under
5 subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the second degree.
6 (2) An offense under subsection (a)(2) is a misdemeanor
7 of the third degree and a second or subsequent offense under
8 subsection (a)(2) is a misdemeanor of the second degree.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon J. Markosek (D, state_lower PA-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jim Haddock (D, state_lower PA-118) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Joe Ciresi (D, state_lower PA-146) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Kristine C. Howard (D, state_lower PA-167) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Kyle Donahue (D, state_lower PA-113) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Malcolm Kenyatta (D, state_lower PA-181) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Melissa Cerrato (D, state_lower PA-151) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Melissa L. Shusterman (D, state_lower PA-157) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Scott Conklin (D, state_lower PA-77) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Steven R. Malagari (D, state_lower PA-53) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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