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2002 SESSION

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SB 235 Seizure and impoundment of animals, cruelty to animals, etc.

Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Seizure and impoundment of animals, cruelty to animals, and soring of horses; penalty. Adds the federal definition of soring of horses, expands the authority to seize and impound animals for failure to provide "adequate care" to horses by deleting the "companion animal" qualification, and includes the soring of horses as cruelty to animals. Currently, the penalty for soring of horses is a Class 3 misdemeanor. This bill increases the penalty for soring of horses to a Class 1 misdemeanor, and if a second conviction occurs within five years resulting in the death of the animal, the penalty is increased to a Class 6 felony.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 024324432  pdf | impact statement
• 01/16/02  Senate: Printed as engrossed 024324432-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/02  House: Committee substitute printed 021431432-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/14/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB235ER)  pdf
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0500)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 024324432
• 01/09/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/14/02  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/amds (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/15/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/15/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/16/02  Senate: Read second time
• 01/16/02  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/16/02  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/16/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 01/16/02  Senate: Printed as engrossed 024324432-E
• 01/17/02  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/17/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/17/02  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/18/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/18/02  House: Read first time
• 01/18/02  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/20/02  House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/02  House: Committee substitute printed 021431432-H1
• 02/21/02  House: Read second time
• 02/22/02  House: Read third time
• 02/22/02  House: Committee substitute agreed to 021431432-H1
• 02/22/02  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 021431432-H1
• 02/22/02  House: Passed House with substitute (93-Y 3-N 1-A)
• 02/22/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 3-N 1-A)
• 02/26/02  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/14/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB235ER)
• 03/18/02  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/19/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/05/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 500 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0500)