O'BRIEN-BLACK. New Act Creates the Farm Animal and Agricultural Crop Research Facilities Protection Act. Provides for the protection of animal facilities, enterprises conducted at an animal facility, and animals and other property from an animal facility. Provides criminal penalties for the damage or destruction of facilities, animals, agricultural field crops, and other property. Provides for damages in private causes of action. Effective immediately. FEB-07-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-07-2002 H FIRST READING FEB-07-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-13-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL FEB-20-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BLACK FEB-22-2002 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HJUB FEB-22-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE APR-03-2002 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-03-2002 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 118-000-000 APR-04-2002 S ARRIVE IN SENATE APR-04-2002 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 02-04-09 JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary