HB2365: Dog collar; person guilty of misdemeanor if takes an electronic or radio transmitting one from dog.

Chief Patron

Ed Scott (R-30)
Culpeper, VA
Served: 2004–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

03/19/2007: signed by governor

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01/09/2007 Committee
01/09/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078372498
01/09/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/12/2007 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2365)
01/16/2007 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
01/22/2007 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/23/2007 Committee substitute printed 077805498-H1
01/23/2007 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2365H1)
01/24/2007 Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood)
02/03/2007 Read first time
02/05/2007 Read second time
02/05/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 077805498-H1
02/05/2007 Passed by temporarily
02/05/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2365H1
02/06/2007 Read third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N)
02/06/2007 Communicated to Senate
02/07/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/12/2007 Committee substitute printed 072018820-S1
02/13/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2007 Read third time
02/14/2007 Reading of substitute waived
02/14/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 072018820-S1
02/14/2007 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2365S1
02/14/2007 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/14/2007 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/14/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/16/2007 Senate substitute rejected by House (10-Y 87-N)
02/20/2007 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007 Senate requested conference committee
02/21/2007 House acceded to request
02/22/2007 Conferees appointed by House
02/22/2007 Delegates: Scott, E.T., Bell, Armstrong
02/22/2007 Conferees appointed by Senate
02/22/2007 Senators: Stolle, Puller, Quayle
02/24/2007 Conference report agreed to by House (85-Y 0-N)
02/24/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (85-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2007 Reading of conference report waived
02/24/2007 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/24/2007 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2007 Enrolled
03/12/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2365ER)
03/12/2007 Signed by President
03/13/2007 Signed by Speaker
03/19/2007 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 484 (effective 7/1/07)
03/21/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB2365ER)
03/27/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0484)

Summary

Larceny of a dog collar; penalty. Provides that any person who commits the larceny of an electronic, radio transmitting, or other collar from a dog is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; however, if the animal wearing the collar is lost or killed as a result of the collar theft, the person is guilty of a Class 5 felony. The bill also provides that upon a finding of guilt, the court shall order that the defendant pay $1,000 restitution for any dog lost or killed, or greater proven actual damages. Such proven actual damages may include training expenses and lost breeding revenues.

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