Virginia Senate Bill 272 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0955)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space. Provides that the outdoor tethering of an animal does not meet the requirement of adequate shelter during a hurricane warning or tropical storm warning or if the animal is not safe from predators or well suited or equipped to tolerate its environment. The bill provides that unless an animal control officer has inspected an animal's individual circumstances and determined it to be safe from predators and well suited and equipped to tolerate its environment, no such outdoor tethering during a heat advisory, a severe weather warning, or a period when the temperature is 85 degrees Fahrenheit or higher or 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower shall constitute the provision of adequate shelter. The measure increases the minimum tether length required to constitute adequate space to 15 feet in length or four times the length of the animal, whichever is greater. Current law requires the tether to be at least 10 feet in length or three times the length of the animal, whichever is greater. The bill provides an exception for a case in which an animal control officer, having inspected an animal's individual circumstances, determines that a shorter tether of at least 10 feet or three times the length of the animal makes the animal safer, more suited, and better equipped to tolerate its environment than a longer tether would.

Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space.

Sen. John Bell [D]

Sen. Bill DeSteph [R]

Sen. Lionell Spruill [D]

2020-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N) (Y: 26 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 44-N) (Y: 51 N: 44 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-07 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 41-N) (Y: 54 N: 41 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate requested second conference committee (27-Y 11-N 1-A) (Y: 27 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report rejected by Senate (3-Y 36-N) (Y: 3 N: 36 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (29-Y 10-N) (Y: 29 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N 1-A) (Y: 0 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2020-03-02 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (66-Y 32-N) (Y: 66 N: 32 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 19-N 1-A) (Y: 19 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (7-Y 6-N 2-A) (Y: 7 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0955)
2020-04-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 955 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB272ER)
2020-03-18	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-08	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N)
2020-03-08	House	VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 44-N)
2020-03-08	House	Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 44-N)
2020-03-08	Senate	Senators: Bell, Favola, Pillion
2020-03-08	Senate	Second conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-07	Senate	Second Conference substitute printed 20109923D-S2
2020-03-07	Senate	Senators: Bell, Favola, Pillion
2020-03-07	Senate	Second conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-07	House	Delegates: Levine, Gooditis, Fariss
2020-03-07	House	Second conferees appointed by House
2020-03-07	House	House acceded to request for second conference committee
2020-03-07	Senate	Senate requested second conference committee (27-Y 11-N 1-A)
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report rejected by Senate (3-Y 36-N)
2020-03-07	House	VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 41-N)
2020-03-07	House	Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 41-N)
2020-03-05	Senate	First Conference substitute printed 20109609D-S1
2020-03-05		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05	House	Delegates: Levine, Gooditis, Fariss
2020-03-05	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-05	Senate	Senators: Bell, Favola, Pillion
2020-03-05	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate acceded to request (29-Y 10-N)
2020-03-05	House	House requested conference committee
2020-03-05	House	House insisted on substitute
2020-03-05	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N 1-A)
2020-03-02	House	VOTE: Passage (66-Y 32-N)
2020-03-02	House	Passed House with substitute (66-Y 32-N)
2020-03-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB272H1
2020-03-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20109173D-H1
2020-03-02	House	Read third time
2020-02-28	House	Read second time
2020-02-26	House	Committee substitute printed 20109173D-H1
2020-02-26	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
2020-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-02-13	House	Read first time
2020-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-10	Senate	Chair votes Yes
2020-02-10	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 19-N 1-A)
2020-02-07	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20103262D-E
2020-02-07	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB272E
2020-02-07	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-07	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2020-02-07	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (7-Y 6-N 2-A)
2020-01-29	Senate	Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
2020-01-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2020-01-03	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103262D

HB1552 (Same As) 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0954)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	6500	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6543	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB272
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB272+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB272E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB272H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB272S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB272S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB272ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0955+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S01V0046+SB0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0382SB0272+SB0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0433SB0272+SB0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H01V0252+SB0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1705+SB0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1549SB0272+SB0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1644SB0272+SB0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1815SB0272+SB0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1816SB0272+SB0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2055+SB0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2113+SB0272
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1881SB0272+SB0272