SB200: Dogs; regulation of those that may be dangerous.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Edd Houck (D-17)
Edd Houck
(D-17)
Served: 1984–
Progress
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Status
05/11/2006: Passed the Senate
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- 01/10/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 069451740
- 01/10/2006 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/11/2006 Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (SB200)
- 01/23/2006 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite SB199"
- 01/23/2006 Committee substitute printed 069016740-S1
- 01/24/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/2006 Read second time
- 01/25/2006 Reading of substitute waived
- 01/25/2006 Committee substitute agreed to 069016740-S1
- 01/25/2006 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB200S1
- 01/25/2006 Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (SB200S1)
- 01/26/2006 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2006 VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2006 Communicated to House
- 02/13/2006 Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2006 Read first time
- 02/13/2006 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/22/2006 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (2SB200"
- 02/22/2006 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/24/2006 Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (SB200H1)
- 03/03/2006 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/2006 Committee substitute printed 069050740-H2
- 03/06/2006 Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (SB200H2)
- 03/07/2006 Read second time
- 03/08/2006 Passed by for the day
- 03/09/2006 Read third time
- 03/09/2006 Committee substitute from ACNR rejected 069041740-H1
- 03/09/2006 Committee substitute from Courts of Justice agreed to 069050740-H2
- 03/09/2006 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB200H2
- 03/09/2006 Passed House with substitute (93-Y 3-N)
- 03/09/2006 VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 3-N)
- 03/09/2006 House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/2006 VOTE: (36-Y 0-N)
- 03/27/2006 Enrolled
- 03/27/2006 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB200ER)
- 03/27/2006 Signed by President
- 03/27/2006 Signed by Speaker
- 03/29/2006 Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (SB200ER)
- 03/30/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB200ER)
- 04/11/2006 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/18/2006 Placed on Calendar
- 04/19/2006 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/2006 VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/19/2006 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 3-N)
- 04/19/2006 VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 3-N)
- 04/19/2006 G Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/19/2006 Reenrolled
- 04/19/2006 Reenrolled bill text (SB200ER2)
- 04/19/2006 Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/19/2006 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/19/2006 Enacted, Chapter 898 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/19/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0898)
- 05/11/2006 Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB200ER2)
- 05/15/2006 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0898)
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 340 and HB 1039. View Full Text »
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