House bill · PC 1500

Amend Articles 3(aa) and 53(a) of Law 57-2023

This bill amends the definition of child abuse in Law 57-2023 to include threats or abuse of a minor's pet.

Para enmendar los Artículos 3(aa) y 53(a) de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, según enmendada, conocida como “Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores”, a los fines de incluir la amenaza de maltrato o el maltrato al animal o mascota del menor dentro de la definición de maltrato de menores; y para otros fines relacionados.

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Where it stands

Open
16 days
Filed Oct 13
Last step
14 days ago
Oct 15
Sent to committee
Stage
In committee
Step 2 of 5
  1. IntroducedOct 13
  2. In committeeOct 15
  3. On the floorNot yet
  4. Passed a chamberNot yet
  5. Became lawNot yet
Sponsor
Yashira M. Lebrón Rodríguez
Filed in
The House

Read the original bill, in Spanish: PC 1500

Every step

On record, newest first.

  1. In House committee

    1. First reading in the House

      Aparece en Primera Lectura de la Cámara

    2. Sent to committee

      Referido a Comisión(es)

  2. Introduced

    Filed

    Radicado

Bill data via Open States / Plural Policy (public domain). The English title and summary are AI-generated from the official Spanish text; each step is the legislature’s own wording in plain English, with the Spanish beneath it.