Hearing
House Agriculture and Forestry Hearing
Room 429 at 15:00:00
HB249 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB249 Alabama 2025 Session
House Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Brock Colvin RepresentativeRepublican - Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Dogs and Cats; abandoning dogs or cats prohibited; criminal penalty for violating provided
- Description
Under existing law, an individual commits the crime of cruelty to a dog or cat when he or she takes certain actions. The law also defines the term "cruel" to include abandonment of a dog or cat for purposes of committing this crime.
This bill would specifically prohibit the abandonment of a dog or cat and provide a criminal penalty for a violation.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Animals
Bill Actions
H
Currently Indefinitely Postponed
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Agriculture and Forestry CXXZSWQ-1
H
Agriculture and Forestry 1st Amendment FKAMTCD-1
H
Pending House Agriculture and Forestry
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Calendar
Bill Text
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB249 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Amendment
House Agriculture and Forestry Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amendment
House Agriculture and Forestry Agriculture and Forestry 1st Amendment
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature