Virginia Senate Bill 891 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 21 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1284)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Animal welfare regulations; keeping of animals; State Animal Welfare Inspector. Directs the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt comprehensive regulations governing the keeping of dogs and cats by any pet shop by July 1, 2022. The regulations are to require a $250 annual registration fee for any private, for-profit entity required to register, and, where necessary, shall establish standards that apply only to a particular category of currently unregulated entity. The bill creates the position of State Animal Welfare Inspector as an employee of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services and directs the Inspector or a representative to conduct at least one unannounced, annual inspection of each pet shop.

Animal welfare regulations; keeping of dogs, cats, and rabbits.

Sen. Dave Marsden [D]

2020-04-22 - House - House: VOTE: (58-Y 33-N) (Y: 58 N: 33 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #'s 2,3,4 (30-Y 9-N) (Y: 30 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #1 (3-Y 36-N) (Y: 3 N: 36 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-03-05 - Senate - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N) (Y: 29 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N) (Y: 64 N: 35 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendments (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendments (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendments (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-21		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1284)
2020-05-21		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1284 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-04-29		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 22, 2020
2020-04-29	Senate	Reenrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on April 29, 2020
2020-04-22	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB891ER2)
2020-04-22	Senate	Reenrolled
2020-04-22		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
2020-04-22	House	VOTE: (58-Y 33-N)
2020-04-22	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 2, 3 and 4 (58-Y 33-N)
2020-04-22	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #'s 2,3 and 4 (30-Y 9-N)
2020-04-22	Senate	Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #1 (3-Y 36-N)
2020-04-11	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-03-17		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-17	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB891ER)
2020-03-12	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-12	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-12	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB891ER)
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-05	Senate	House amendments agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N)
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N)
2020-03-05	House	Passed House with amendments (64-Y 35-N)
2020-03-05	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2020-03-05	House	Read third time
2020-03-04	House	Passed by for the day
2020-03-04	House	Amendments by Delegate Bulova agreed to
2020-03-04	House	Committee on Appropriations amendments rejected
2020-03-04	House	Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources amendments rejected
2020-03-04	House	Read third time
2020-03-03	House	Read second time
2020-02-28	House	Reported from Appropriations with amendments (13-Y 9-N)
2020-02-26	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
2020-02-26	House	Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2020-02-26	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-02-26	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (17-Y 5-N)
2020-02-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-14	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2020-02-14	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-02-14	House	Read first time
2020-02-14	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20107722D-ES1
2020-02-11	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB891ES1
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2020-02-11	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20107722D-S1
2020-02-11	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-11	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-02-04	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2020-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20107722D-S1
2020-01-29	Senate	Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
2020-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2020-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101575D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	5901.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6500	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6501.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB891
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB891+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB891S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB891ES1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB891ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB891ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1284+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S01V0052+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0207+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0457SB0891+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0528SB0891+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0563SB0891+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0101V0033+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H01V0260+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0201V0051+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0447+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0487+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0527+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2013+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1637SB0891+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1992SB0891+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1993SB0891+SB0891
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2294+SB0891