Comprehensive animal care; enforceable under Virginia Consumer Protection Act. (SB1462)

Introduced By

Sen. Jeremy McPike (D-Dale City)

Progress

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

Description

Comprehensive animal care; enforceable under Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Subjects provisions related to misrepresentation of animals' conditions to enforcement under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.). The bill also increases from one year to two years following the date of sale the period of time for which a pet dealer is required to maintain a copy of the pet dealer's animal history certificate that is signed by the consumer. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2019Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101012D
01/08/2019Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/24/2019Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2019Committee substitute printed 19105816D-S1
01/25/2019Impact statement from DPB (SB1462)
01/28/2019Impact statement from DPB (SB1462S1)
01/28/2019Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2019Passed by for the day
01/30/2019Read second time
01/30/2019Reading of substitute waived
01/30/2019Committee substitute agreed to 19105816D-S1
01/30/2019Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1462S1
01/31/2019Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2019Placed on Calendar
02/04/2019Read first time
02/04/2019Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
02/05/2019Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
02/11/2019Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/13/2019Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2019Read second time
02/15/2019Read third time
02/15/2019Passed House BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
02/15/2019VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2019Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
02/15/2019Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
02/15/2019VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2019Enrolled
02/20/2019Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1462ER)
02/20/2019Impact statement from DPB (SB1462ER)
02/20/2019Signed by President
02/20/2019Signed by Speaker
02/27/2019Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
02/27/2019G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
03/18/2019G Approved by Governor-Chapter 566 (effective 7/1/19)
03/18/2019G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0566)