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2004 SESSION

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HB 242 Companion animals; exempts owner from animal cruelty when animal is attacked by another.

Introduced by: David A. Nutter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Animals attacking companion animals. Exempts an owner of a dog or cat who uses reasonable and necessary force against a dog that is attacking the owner's dog or cat from intentional animal cruelty. The owner's dog or cat must have been on the owner's property for this exemption to apply.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/04 046672436  pdf
• 02/04/04  House: Committee substitute printed 043335436-H1  pdf
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB242ER)  pdf
• 04/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0217)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/04 046672436
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/04/04  House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/substitute (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/04/04  House: Committee substitute printed 043335436-H1
• 02/05/04  House: Read first time
• 02/06/04  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/09/04  House: Read second time
• 02/09/04  House: Committee substitute agreed to 043335436-H1
• 02/09/04  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB242H1
• 02/10/04  House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 4-N)
• 02/10/04  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 4-N)
• 02/10/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/23/04  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB242ER)
• 03/15/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/16/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/29/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 217 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0217)