Dogs and cats, licensing; Virginia Department of Health to study Virginia's procedures. (HJ160)

Introduced By

Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Study; licensing of dogs and cats; report. Requesting the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Virginia Department of Health to study Virginia's procedures for licensing dogs and cats. Read the Bill »

Status

02/23/2016: Passed the Senate

History

DateAction
01/13/2016Committee
01/13/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103689D
01/13/2016Presented and ordered printed
01/13/2016Referred to Committee on Rules
01/26/2016Assigned to sub: Studies
01/26/2016Assigned Rules sub: Studies
02/04/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
02/09/2016Reported from Rules with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2016Committee substitute printed 16105282D-H1
02/11/2016Taken up
02/11/2016Committee substitute agreed to 16105282D-H1
02/11/2016Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ160H1
02/11/2016Agreed to by House (90-Y 6-N)
02/11/2016VOTE: ADOPTION (90-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Reading waived
02/12/2016Referred to Committee on Rules
02/19/2016Reported from Rules
02/22/2016Reading waived (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2016Read third time
02/23/2016Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
02/23/2016Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ160ER)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.

Transcript

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

VIRGINIA JUSTICE. REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR COURTS OF JUSTICE. THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM, SENATOR OBENSHAIN.

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): COULD THAT GO BYE FOR THE DAY.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): WITHOUT OBJECTION, HJR 210 WILL GO BYE FOR THE DAY.

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg): HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 160, REQUESTING THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO STUDY VIRGINIA'S PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING DOGS AND CATS, REPORT. REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR FROM HANOVER, SENATOR McDOUGLE.

Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville): MR. PRESIDENT, WITH MUCH TREPIDATION, I MOVE THAT HJR 160 PASS AND SPEAKING TO THAT BRIEFLY.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.

Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville): MR. PRESIDENT, THIS BILL DEALS WITH DOGS AND CATS. TWO THINGS THAT ONE SHOULD NEVER PUT LEGISLATION IN TO REGULATE. [ LAUGHTER ] MR. PRESIDENT, THIS RESOLUTION WOULD REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DO A STUDY ABOUT RABIES LICENSES FOR DOGS AND CATS.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR.