LCO No. 3487 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6762 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 3487 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING EXPEDITED PLACEMENT OF ANIMALS IN CASES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to provide for an expedited 1 hearing process to determine a safe and permanent placement of an 2 animal in custody resulting from a person being charged for an animal 3 cruelty crime under chapter 945 of the general statutes or a violation of 4 section 53a-73b of the general statutes concerning sexual assault of an 5 animal. 6 Statement of Purpose: To provide for an expedited hearing process to determine a safe and permanent placement of an animal in custody resulting from charges of animal cruelty, including sexual assault of an animal.