Cruelty to animals; penalty if deprives animal of food, drink, shelter or veterinary treatment. (HB1900)

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Progress

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

Description

Cruelty to animals; penalty. Makes it a Class 6 felony if any person who has been convicted of violating the animal cruelty statute is convicted within five years of the prior offense of intentionally depriving an animal of necessary food, drink, shelter, or emergency veterinary treatment, and either the previous or current violation has resulted in the death of an animal. Read the Bill »

Status

03/23/2007: signed by governor

History

Date	Action
01/04/2007	Committee
01/04/2007	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078135204
01/04/2007	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/04/2007	Impact statement from VCSC (HB1900)
01/11/2007	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/03/2007	Read first time
02/05/2007	Read second time
02/05/2007	Committee amendment agreed to
02/05/2007	Engrossed by House as amended HB1900E
02/05/2007	Printed as engrossed 078135204-E
02/06/2007	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/06/2007	Communicated to Senate
02/07/2007	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2007	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
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	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/14/2007	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/14/2007	VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2007	Enrolled
02/21/2007	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1900ER)
02/21/2007	Signed by Speaker
02/22/2007	Signed by President
03/14/2007	Impact statement from DPB (HB1900ER)
03/23/2007	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 743 (effective 7/1/07)
04/10/2007	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0743)