Animal care; adequate shelter, exposure to heat or cold. (HB1625)
Introduced By
Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Animal care; adequate shelter. Provides that the definition of "adequate shelter" includes the provision of shelter that, during hot weather, is shaded and does not readily conduct heat and, during cold weather, has a windbreak at its entrance and provides sufficient bedding material. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 10/23/2018 | Committee |
| 10/23/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100436D |
| 10/23/2018 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/09/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1625) |
| 01/09/2019 | Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/14/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/16/2019 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/18/2019 | Read first time |
| 01/21/2019 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/22/2019 | Read third time and passed House (88-Y 9-N) |
| 01/22/2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/23/2019 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 02/07/2019 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (8-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19106636D-S1 |
| 02/11/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1625S1) |
| 02/12/2019 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/13/2019 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/14/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/14/2019 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/14/2019 | Committee substitute rejected 19106636D-S1 |
| 02/14/2019 | Floor substitute printed 19107057D-S2 (Spruill) |
| 02/14/2019 | Substitute by Senator Spruill agreed to 19107057D-S2 |
| 02/14/2019 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1625S2 |
| 02/14/2019 | Passed Senate with substitute (34-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/18/2019 | Senate substitute rejected by House 19107057D-S2 (0-Y 98-N) |
| 02/18/2019 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2019 | Senate insisted on substitute (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2019 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 02/20/2019 | House acceded to request |
| 02/20/2019 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/20/2019 | Delegates: Orrock, Marshall, Keam |
| 02/21/2019 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/21/2019 | Senators: Stuart, Spruill, Stanley |
| 02/21/2019 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 02/21/2019 | Conference substitute printed 19107564D-H1 |
| 02/21/2019 | Conference report agreed to by House (84-Y 15-N) |
| 02/21/2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION (84-Y 15-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2019 | Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House |
| 02/21/2019 | Conference report agreed to by House (80-Y 18-N) |
| 02/21/2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (80-Y 18-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2019 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1625H1) |
| 03/07/2019 | Enrolled |
| 03/07/2019 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1625ER) |
| 03/07/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/09/2019 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2019 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019 |
| 03/11/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
| 03/11/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1625ER) |
| 03/18/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 532 (effective 7/1/19) |
| 03/18/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0532) |
Comments
people are leaving animals on screened porches- hit them w big fat fines.
Or chain the owners on the porch.
Enforcement is at county/city level,but state should encourage them.
It’s unfortunate that we have to legislate proper care of animals but there are many pet owners who leave their dogs out in the freezing cold or heat and exposed to the elements. I’ve seen this occur in extremely severe weather. ALong with this bill there needs to be a fine or other punishment for pet owners who severely malign their animals.
Local officials should have the power to act on such abuses and the offenders should be subject to significant fines or or other forms of punishment.
It's a shame animals are being treated like they're nothing, we do need stricter laws for animal protection.
It's finally good to see something Democrats and Republicans agree on, if only it could be like that on the federal level
This need's to be heard! There is this specific house in my neighborhood, with maybe three or four large dogs. We have experienced some brutal cold weather this year, not to mention during hurricane season how flooded it became. This specific house in my neighborhood has no care in the world for their animals, During the hurricane season their back yard flooded, in which you could visibly see through the wooden fence, one of the dog's was wrapped around the wooden fence outside of the back yard because of the harsh winds from the storm. To let an animal live in such conditions, when these creatures depend on us is inhumane.
There are so many animal's out there suffering, because of people who show no compassion. There are always stories of arrest being made due to animal cruelty. To even see it for myself in person brings so much pain to my heart.