General Services, Department of; disposition of surplus materials, police animals. (HB1238)

Introduced By

Del. Will Morefield (R-North Tazewell)

Progress

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

Description

Department of General Services; disposition of surplus materials; police animals. Replaces the term "dog" with "animal" in recognition that law-enforcement officers use not just dogs in their work, and provides that law-enforcement officers may purchase such animals for $1. The bill also allows the immediate survivor of any full-time sworn law-enforcement officer who (i) is killed in the line of duty or (ii) dies in service and has at least 10 years of service to purchase the service animal at a price of $1. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/19/2016Committee
01/19/2016Presented and ordered printed 16104077D
01/19/2016Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/26/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB1238)
01/27/2016Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #2
01/27/2016Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
02/09/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
02/11/2016Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2016Read first time
02/15/2016Read second time and engrossed
02/16/2016Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/16/2016VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2016Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/2016Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/29/2016Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (10-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2016Read third time
03/03/2016Reading of amendment waived
03/03/2016Committee amendment agreed to
03/03/2016Engrossed by Senate as amended
03/03/2016Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2016Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2016Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2016Placed on Calendar
03/07/2016Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
03/07/2016VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2016Enrolled
03/08/2016Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1238ER)
03/08/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB1238ER)
03/08/2016Signed by Speaker
03/10/2016Signed by President
03/11/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016
03/11/2016Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
03/11/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
03/11/2016G Approved by Governor-Chapter 400 (effective 7/1/16)
03/11/2016G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0400)
03/11/2016G Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0400)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 55 seconds.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES, DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN MATERIALS, POLICE ANIMALS. MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, HOUSE BILL 1238 COME WAS A REQUEST OF THE CAPITOL POLICE THAT CHANGES LANGUAGE TO ALLOW THE SALE OF AN ANIMAL TO AN OFFICER FOR A DEEASED OFFICER'S
SERVICE ANIMAL FOR $1 OF A MR. MOREFIELD. SPOUSE. SHALL THE SENATE AMENDMENT BE AGREED TO? CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYE, 95, NO, 0. THE SENATE AMENDMENT IS AGREED