Vermont H 492: An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

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BILL AS INTRODUCED H.492
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VT LEG #381783 v.1
H.492 1
SHORT FORM 2
Introduced by Representative Krasnow of South Burlington 3
Referred to Committee on 4
Date: 5
Subject: Crimes; animal cruelty; penalties 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to supplement 7
the penalties and crimes related to animal cruelty. Specifically, this bill 8
proposes to require that a person convicted of animal cruelty or aggravated 9
animal cruelty be dispossessed of any animal in the person’s possession and be 10
prohibited from possessing or owning any animal in the future. Further, this 11
bill proposes to introduce the concept of “coercive control” within the animal 12
cruelty context. As a result, this bill proposes that persons who commit or 13
threaten to commit animal cruelty upon an animal to influence a victim of 14
domestic abuse may face additional criminal penalties. 15
An act relating to animal cruelty crimes and penalties 16
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 17
(TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 18