Senate Bill 164
Regards companion animal cruelty; destruction by gas chamber
To amend sections 923.41, 923.48, 923.51, 959.06, 959.131, 959.99, 2901.01, 3381.17, 5743.01, 5743.021, 5743.025, 5743.03, 5743.05, 5743.33, 5743.52, 5743.54, 5743.55, 5743.56, 5743.57, 5743.59, 5743.60, 5743.62, 5743.63, and 5743.64 and to enact sections 5743.511, 5743.521, 5743.621, and 5743.631 of the Revised Code to revise the law and penalties associated with companion animal cruelty, to generally prohibit an animal shelter from destroying a domestic animal by the use of a gas chamber, and to authorize Cuyahoga County to convert its existing cigarette tax to a wholesale tax and levy a new wholesale tax on vapor products.
Current Version
Effective Date
April 3, 2023
Introduced In House
In House Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By House
Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By Senate
Signed By The Governor
Subjects
Committees
House Agriculture and Conservation Committee
Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Primary Sponsors
Jay Hottinger
Kenny Yuko
Cosponsors
Senators
Nickie J. Antonio
Andrew O. Brenner
Jerry C. Cirino
Hearcel F. Craig
Matt Dolan
Bob D. Hackett
Stephen A. Huffman
Terry Johnson
Stephanie Kunze
George F. Lang
Mark Romanchuk
Michael A. Rulli
Tim Schaffer
Kirk Schuring
Vernon Sykes
Cecil Thomas
Representatives
Cindy Abrams
Sara P. Carruthers
Mark Fraizer
James M. Hoops
Latyna M. Humphrey
J. Kyle Koehler
David Leland
Joseph A. Miller, III
Michael J. O'Brien
Sharon A. Ray
Elgin Rogers, Jr.
Michael Sheehy
Kent Smith
Thomas West
Tom Young
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