CURRENT BILL STATUS MEASURE : A.B. No. 2052 AUTHOR(S) : Williams. TOPIC : Sentencing: animal abuse and cruelty. +LAST AMENDED DATE : 04/13/2016 TYPE OF BILL : Inactive Non-Urgency Non-Appropriations Majority Vote Required State-Mandated Local Program Fiscal Non-Tax Levy LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 05/27/2016 LAST HIST. ACTION : From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). COMM. LOCATION : ASM PUBLIC SAFETY TITLE : An act to add Section 597.8 to the Penal Code, relating to crimes.