HB340: Dogs; regulation of those that may be dangerous.
Chief Patron
Del.
Bobby Orrock (R-54)

Bobby Orrock
(R-54)
Thornburg, VA
Served: 1990–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
04/19/2006: enacted
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- 01/05/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060997448
- 01/05/2006 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/27/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB340)
- 02/01/2006 Reported from ACNR with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/02/2006 Committee substitute printed 069023448-H1
- 02/02/2006 Read first time
- 02/03/2006 Passed by for the day
- 02/06/2006 Passed by for the day
- 02/07/2006 Read second time
- 02/07/2006 Committee substitute agreed to 069023448-H1
- 02/07/2006 Amendments by Delegate Orrock agreed to
- 02/07/2006 Amendment by Delegate Hurt agreed to
- 02/07/2006 Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB340EH1
- 02/07/2006 Printed as engrossed 069023448-EH1
- 02/08/2006 Read third time and passed House (86-Y 11-N)
- 02/08/2006 VOTE: PASSAGE (86-Y 11-N)
- 02/08/2006 Communicated to Senate
- 02/09/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/2006 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/24/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB340EH1)
- 02/27/2006 Reported from ACNR with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2006 Committee substitute printed 069045448-S1
- 02/28/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/2006 Passed by for the day
- 03/02/2006 Read third time
- 03/02/2006 Reading of substitute waived
- 03/02/2006 Committee substitute agreed to 069045448-S1
- 03/02/2006 Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 03/02/2006 Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 03/03/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB340S1)
- 03/06/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2006 Committee substitute printed 063060448-S2
- 03/07/2006 Read third time
- 03/07/2006 Committee substitute from Agriculture reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2006 Committee substitute from Agriculture rejected 069045448-S1
- 03/07/2006 Reading of substitute waived
- 03/07/2006 Committee substitute from Courts of Justice agreed to 063060448-S2
- 03/07/2006 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2006 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2006 VOTE: (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2006 Passed by for the day
- 03/08/2006 Read third time
- 03/08/2006 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB340S2
- 03/08/2006 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2006 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/2006 Placed on Calendar
- 03/09/2006 Senate substitute agreed to by House (93-Y 2-N)
- 03/09/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 2-N)
- 03/09/2006 Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
- 03/09/2006 Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 3-N)
- 03/09/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (92-Y 3-N)
- 03/15/2006 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB340ER)
- 03/15/2006 Enrolled
- 03/15/2006 Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB340ER)
- 03/16/2006 Signed by President
- 03/29/2006 Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (HB340ER)
- 04/11/2006 Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/18/2006 Placed on Calendar
- 04/19/2006 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 4-N)
- 04/19/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 4-N)
- 04/19/2006 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/2006 VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/2006 G Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/19/2006 Reenrolled
- 04/19/2006 Reenrolled bill text (HB340ER2)
- 04/19/2006 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/19/2006 Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/19/2006 Enacted, Chapter 837 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/19/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0837)
Summary
Control of dangerous and vicious dogs; registry; penalty. Requires
the control of dangerous dogs within a statewide mandated framework. The bill
imposes criminal penalties ranging from a Class 2 misdemeanor to a Class 6
felony for violations that result in injury to a person or death to a cat or
dog. The bill expands the authority to petition a court to find a dog dangerous
to any law-enforcement officer and makes that petition mandatory. A Virginia
Dangerous Dog Registry is created to be maintained by the State Veterinarian;
any change in the status of a dangerous dog is to be promptly submitted in
writing. Surrender of a dog that is subject of a pending action to animal
control shall not be in lieu of prosecution. The bill also (i) narrows the
definition of "dangerous dogs" to include dogs that inflict injury to
another cat or dog requiring the animal to be euthanized while also broadening
safe harbor provisions; (ii) requires that a dog that has been found to be
dangerous or vicious shall be spayed or neutered; and (iii) requires
liability insurance in the amount of $100,000 to be purchased by the owner of a
dangerous dog, or in lieu of the insurance policy, the owner may obtain a
surety bond. This bill is identical to HB 1039 and SB 200. View Full Text »
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