VA HB83 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on December 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Killing or injuring police animals; penalty. Provides that the punishment for any person who maliciously kills or injures an animal owned, used, or trained by a law-enforcement agency, regional jail, or the Department of Corrections, while such animal is performing its lawful duties or is being kept in a kennel, pen, or stable while off duty, shall be separate and apart from, and shall be made to run consecutively with, any other sentence.

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Title

Police animals; killing or injuring, penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (2-Y 6-N) (Y: 2 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-02-11HouseLeft in Courts of Justice
2020-01-29HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (2-Y 6-N)
2020-01-23HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2019-12-10HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-12-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102206D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182144.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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