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Senate approves tougher animal-cruelty penalties after heated debate over amendment
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 297, strengthening penalties for intentional animal torture; an amendment to make a second offense an automatic felony failed after floor debate. Final vote: 21–6 with 2 absent.
The Utah Senate on the third reading advanced Senate Bill 297, an amendment to animal-torture and cruelty statutes, after lawmakers debated competing approaches to punishment and repeat-offender thresholds.
Senator Christensen introduced the measure and resisted changes that would alter an agreement with the House. Senator Jenkins offered Amendment 1, which would make a second conviction a felony at any time…
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