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HB538: Commercial dog breeders; definition, requirements, penalty.

This vote on HB538 was held in the House. This vote passed.

Yes

No

Explanation

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Status History

  • 01/07/2008 Committee
  • 01/07/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083233672
  • 01/07/2008 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 01/17/2008 Assigned ACNRsub: #1 Agriculture
  • 01/18/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB538)
  • 01/25/2008 Impact statement from DHCD (HB538)
  • 01/30/2008 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
  • 01/30/2008 Committee substitute printed 083268672-H1
  • 01/30/2008 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/01/2008 Assigned App. sub: Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources(Cox)
  • 02/06/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB538H1)
  • 02/08/2008 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (17-Y 7-N)
  • 02/09/2008 Committee substitute printed 081215672-H2
  • 02/09/2008 Read first time
  • 02/11/2008 Read second time
  • 02/11/2008 Committee substitute from ACNR rejected 083268672-H1
  • 02/11/2008 Committee substitute from Appropriations agreed to 081215672-H2
  • 02/11/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB538H2
  • 02/12/2008 Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N)
  • 02/12/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (91-Y 6-N)
  • 02/12/2008 Communicated to Senate
  • 02/13/2008 Substitute bill reprinted 081215672-H2
  • 02/13/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/13/2008 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • 02/20/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB538H2)
  • 02/25/2008 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (14-Y 1-N)
  • 02/25/2008 Committee substitute printed 083282672-S1
  • 02/25/2008 Rereferred to Finance
  • 02/27/2008 Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/29/2008 Passed by for the day
  • 03/03/2008 Read third time
  • 03/03/2008 Reading of substitute waived
  • 03/03/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 083282672-S1
  • 03/03/2008 Committee amendment rejected
  • 03/03/2008 Reading of amendment waived
  • 03/03/2008 Passed by for the day
  • 03/04/2008 Read third time
  • 03/04/2008 Amendment #1 by Senator Colgan withdrawn
  • 03/04/2008 Reading of amendment waived
  • 03/04/2008 Amendment #2 by Senator Colgan agreed to
  • 03/04/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB538S1
  • 03/04/2008 Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (34-Y 5-N)
  • 03/04/2008 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/04/2008 Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (37-Y 3-N)
  • 03/05/2008 Placed on Calendar
  • 03/05/2008 Senate substitute agreed to by House 083282672-S1 (94-Y 5-N)
  • 03/05/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 5-N)
  • 03/05/2008 Senate amendment agreed to by House (68-Y 31-N)
  • 03/05/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (68-Y 31-N)
  • 03/07/2008 Enrolled
  • 03/07/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB538ER)
  • 03/07/2008 Signed by Speaker
  • 03/09/2008 Signed by President
  • 03/10/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB538ER)
  • 04/11/2008 Governor\'s recommendation received by House