Animal bite history; disclosure of information. (SB571)
Introduced By
Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Releasing agencies; notice of dangerous animal; penalty. Requires a custodian of a releasing agency, animal control officer, law-enforcement officer, or humane investigator, upon taking custody of any dog or cat from a person in the course of his official duties, to ask and document whether, if known, the dog or cat has bitten a person or other animal and the circumstances and date of such bite. The bill requires any representative of a releasing agency, animal control officer, law-enforcement officer, or humane investigator, upon release of a dog or cat for (i) adoption, (ii) return to a rightful owner, or (iii) transfer to another agency, to disclose, if known, that the dog or cat has bitten a person or other animal and the circumstances and date of such bite. Violation of such requirements is a Class 3 misdemeanor. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100873D |
01/09/2018 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
01/17/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB571) |
01/18/2018 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/18/2018 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/24/2018 | Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2018 | Committee substitute printed 18105568D-S1 |
01/25/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2018 | Read second time |
01/26/2018 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/26/2018 | Committee substitute rejected 18105568D-S1 |
01/26/2018 | Floor substitute printed 18106102D-S2 (DeSteph) |
01/26/2018 | Substitute by Senator DeSteph agreed to 18106102D-S2 |
01/26/2018 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB571S2 |
01/29/2018 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB571S2) |
01/31/2018 | Placed on Calendar |
01/31/2018 | Read first time |
01/31/2018 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
02/16/2018 | Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1 |
02/19/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2018 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2018 | Read second time |
02/26/2018 | Read third time |
02/26/2018 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/26/2018 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2018 | Enrolled |
02/28/2018 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB571ER) |
02/28/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB571ER) |
02/28/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
03/03/2018 | Signed by President |
03/06/2018 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018 |
03/06/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018 |
03/30/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 678 (effective 7/1/18) |
03/30/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678) |