Police animals; killing or injuring, penalty. (SB1675)
Introduced By
Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) with support from co-patron Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✗ |
Signed by Governor |
✗ |
Became Law |
Description
Killing or injuring police animals; penalty. Requires a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of six months for any person who maliciously kills or injures an animal owned, used, or trained by a law-enforcement agency, regional jail, or the Department of Corrections while such animal is performing its lawful duties or is being kept in a kennel, pen, or stable while off duty. The bill also provides that such punishment shall be separate and apart from, and shall be made to run consecutively with, any other sentence. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2019 | Presented and ordered printed 19103633D |
01/11/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/11/2019 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1675) |
01/16/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
01/18/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2019 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/22/2019 | Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
01/24/2019 | Read first time |
01/24/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/30/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1675) |
02/12/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
02/13/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
02/15/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2019 | Read second time |
02/20/2019 | Read third time |
02/20/2019 | Passed House (91-Y 7-N) |
02/20/2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2019 | Enrolled |
02/23/2019 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1675ER) |
02/23/2019 | Signed by President |
02/23/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2019 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1675ER) |
02/26/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1675ER) |
03/04/2019 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019 |
03/04/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
03/26/2019 | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
04/03/2019 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 18-N) (see vote tally) |
04/03/2019 | Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/03/2019 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (19-Y 19-N) (see vote tally) |
04/03/2019 | Chair votes Yes |
04/03/2019 | House rejected Governor's recommendation (47-Y 50-N) |
04/03/2019 | VOTE: REJECTED (47-Y 50-N) (see vote tally) |
04/03/2019 | Communicated to Governor |
04/03/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 3, 2019 |
05/01/2019 | G Vetoed by Governor |
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 5 minutes.