Animal welfare regulations; keeping of dogs, cats, and rabbits. (SB891)

Introduced By

Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke) with support from co-patrons Del. Wendy Gooditis (D-Clarke), and Sen. David Suetterlein (R-Salem)

Progress

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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

Animal welfare regulations; keeping of animals; State Animal Welfare Inspector. Directs the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt comprehensive regulations governing the keeping of dogs and cats by any pet shop. The regulations are to require an annual $25 registration for any nonprofit or governmental entity required to register, $250 for any private, for-profit entity required to register, and may establish standards that apply only to a particular category of currently unregulated entity. The bill creates the position of State Animal Welfare Inspector as an employee of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services and directs the Inspector or a representative to conduct at least one annual inspection of each pet shop. Read the Bill »

Status

04/22/2020: Passed the General Assembly

History

DateAction
01/08/2020Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101575D
01/08/2020Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
01/28/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB891)
01/29/2020Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
02/04/2020Committee substitute printed 20107722D-S1
02/04/2020Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/04/2020Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/06/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB891S1)
02/06/2020Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2020Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2020Read second time
02/11/2020Reading of substitute waived
02/11/2020Committee substitute agreed to 20107722D-S1
02/11/2020Reading of amendment waived
02/11/2020Committee amendment agreed to
02/11/2020Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB891ES1
02/11/2020Printed as engrossed 20107722D-ES1
02/11/2020Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2020Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB891ES1)
02/14/2020Placed on Calendar
02/14/2020Read first time
02/14/2020Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
02/14/2020Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
02/19/2020Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
02/26/2020Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (17-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2020Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/26/2020Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
02/26/2020Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
02/28/2020House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/28/2020Reported from Appropriations with amendments (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2020Read second time
03/04/2020House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
03/04/2020Read third time
03/04/2020Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources amendments rejected
03/04/2020Committee on Appropriations amendments rejected
03/04/2020Amendments by Delegate Bulova agreed to
03/04/2020Passed by for the day
03/05/2020Read third time
03/05/2020Engrossed by House as amended
03/05/2020Passed House with amendments (64-Y 35-N)
03/05/2020VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2020House amendments agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2020Enrolled
03/12/2020Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB891ER)
03/12/2020Signed by President
03/12/2020Signed by Speaker
03/12/2020Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB891ER)
03/13/2020Impact statement from DPB (SB891ER)
03/17/2020Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
03/17/2020G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
04/11/2020Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/22/2020Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #'s 2,3,4 (30-Y 9-N) (see vote tally)
04/22/2020Communicated to Governor
04/22/2020Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #1 (3-Y 36-N) (see vote tally)
04/22/2020Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #'s 2,3 and 4 (30-Y 9-N) (see vote tally)
04/22/2020House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 2, 3 and 4 (58-Y 33-N)
04/22/2020VOTE: (58-Y 33-N)
04/22/2020G Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
04/22/2020Reenrolled
04/22/2020Reenrolled bill text (SB891ER2)
04/22/2020Signed by President as reenrolled
04/22/2020Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/29/2020Reenrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on April 29, 2020
04/29/2020G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 22, 2020
05/01/2020VOTE: (58-Y 33-N)