VA SB571 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Releasing agencies; notice of dangerous animal; penalty. Requires a custodian of a releasing agency, animal control officer, law-enforcement officer, or humane investigator, upon taking custody of any dog or cat from a person in the course of his official duties, to ask and document whether, if known, the dog or cat has bitten a person or other animal and the circumstances and date of such bite. The bill requires any representative of a releasing agency, animal control officer, law-enforcement officer, or humane investigator, upon release of a dog or cat for (i) adoption, (ii) return to a rightful owner, or (iii) transfer to another agency, to disclose, if known, that the dog or cat has bitten a person or other animal and the circumstances and date of such bite. Violation of such requirements is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

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Title

Animal bite history; disclosure of information.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-30 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678)
2018-03-30 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 678 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-06 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-06SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018
2018-03-03SenateSigned by President
2018-02-28HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-02-28SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB571ER)
2018-02-28SenateEnrolled
2018-02-26HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-26HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-26HouseRead third time
2018-02-23HouseRead second time
2018-02-21HouseReported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
2018-02-19HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2018-02-16HouseAssigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
2018-01-31HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2018-01-31HouseRead first time
2018-01-31HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-01-29SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-01-26SenateEngrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB571S2
2018-01-26SenateSubstitute by Senator DeSteph agreed to 18106102D-S2
2018-01-26SenateReading of substitute waived
2018-01-26SenateFloor substitute printed 18106102D-S2 (DeSteph)
2018-01-26SenateCommittee substitute rejected 18105568D-S1
2018-01-26SenateReading of substitute waived
2018-01-26SenateRead second time
2018-01-25SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-01-24SenateCommittee substitute printed 18105568D-S1
2018-01-24SenateReported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2018-01-18SenateRereferred to Finance
2018-01-18SenateReported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
2018-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2018-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100873D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
326557(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB571
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB571+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB571S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB571S2+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB571ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0678+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S01V0023+SB0571
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S05V0041+SB0571
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0131SB0571+SB0571
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0166SB0571+SB0571
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0101V0036+SB0571
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H01V0109+SB0571
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1029+SB0571

Bill Comments

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