Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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HB656: Animal protection and fighting; broadens penalty.

This vote on HB656 was held in the House. This vote passed 21-3.

Yes

No

Explanation

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Status History

  • 01/08/2008 Committee
  • 01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080499806
  • 01/08/2008 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 01/09/2008 Impact statement from VCSC (HB656)
  • 01/17/2008 Assigned ACNRsub: #1 Agriculture
  • 01/18/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB656)
  • 01/23/2008 Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 01/23/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/25/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  • 02/01/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2008 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/04/2008 Committee substitute printed 080342520-H1
  • 02/04/2008 Impact statement from VCSC (HB656H1)
  • 02/05/2008 Assigned App. sub: Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources(Cox)
  • 02/07/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB656H1)
  • 02/08/2008 Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 3-N)
  • 02/09/2008 Read first time
  • 02/11/2008 Read second time
  • 02/11/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 080342520-H1
  • 02/11/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB656H1
  • 02/12/2008 Read third time and passed House (93-Y 2-N)
  • 02/12/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (93-Y 2-N)
  • 02/12/2008 Communicated to Senate
  • 02/13/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/13/2008 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • 02/25/2008 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/25/2008 Rereferred to Finance
  • 02/27/2008 Reported from Finance (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 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/03/2008 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/03/2008 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/2008 Enrolled
  • 03/05/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB656ER)
  • 03/05/2008 Impact statement from VCSC (HB656ER)
  • 03/05/2008 Signed by Speaker
  • 03/06/2008 Signed by President
  • 03/10/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB656ER)
  • 03/11/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 543 (effective 7/1/08)
  • 03/17/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0543)