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2008 SESSION
HB 656 Animal protection and fighting; broadens penalty.
Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Animal protection and fighting; penalty. Provides that engaging in the fighting of any animals is a Class 1 misdemeanor, while dog fighting remains a Class 6 felony. Possession of any materials intended to enhance the ability of animals to fight, permitting a minor to become involved in animal fighting, or wagering on animal fighting raises any such offense to a Class 6 felony. Animals that are the subject of such criminal charges may be forfeited to the locality, but the owner may post bond to retain his ownership interest and repossess the animals if the court issues a finding of not guilty. Law-enforcement officers would be permitted to conduct searches at any time upon the issuance of warrants. Currently, such officers may only conduct searches during the day. This bill incorporates HB 1057 (J.M. Scott) and HB 1465 (Armstrong). This bill is identical to SB 592 (Norment).
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080499806 pdf | impact statements
- 02/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 080342520-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 03/05/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB656ER) pdf | impact statements
- 03/17/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0543) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080499806
- 01/08/08 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/17/08 House: Assigned ACNRsub: #1 Agriculture
- 01/23/08 House: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
- 01/23/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/01/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/08 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/08 House: Committee substitute printed 080342520-H1
- 02/05/08 House: Assigned App. sub: Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources(Cox)
- 02/08/08 House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 3-N)
- 02/09/08 House: Read first time
- 02/11/08 House: Read second time
- 02/11/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 080342520-H1
- 02/11/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB656H1
- 02/12/08 House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (93-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/25/08 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/27/08 Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/08 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/03/08 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/08 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/08 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB656ER)
- 03/05/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 543 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/17/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0543)