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HB2413Introduced in the House

Enhancing the criminal penalty for an offense committed with the intent to commit transnational repression, requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training, providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony, providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony and providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.

Passed

Introduced by Kevin Schwertfeger, District 114

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Enhancing the criminal penalty for an offense committed with the intent to commit transnational repression, requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training, providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony, providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony and providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.

Where it stands

House Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 124 Nay: 0 · March 27, 2026

124

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Yes
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Prefiled for Introduction on Thursday, December 11, 2025

  2. House Introduced

  3. House Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  4. House Hearing: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N

  5. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  7. House Final Action - Passed; Yea: 120 Nay: 3

  8. Senate Received and Introduced

  9. Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  10. Senate Hearing: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

  11. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary

  12. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  13. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  14. Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 0

  15. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Humphries , Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman as conferees

  16. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees

  17. Senate Conference committee report now available

  18. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  19. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 124 Nay: 0

  20. House Engrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026

  21. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

  22. House Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

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