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2008 SESSION

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HB 999 Animals; posting of bond by owners of those abandoned or cruelly treated.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Bond for abandoned or cruelly treated animals.  Allows the court to order the owner of any animal held by a humane investigator or animal control officer for more than 30 days to post a bond with the locality for the amount of the cost of boarding the animal if the locality has not adopted an ordinance requiring the posting of such bond.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080659432  pdf
• 01/23/08  House: Committee substitute printed 083970432-H1  pdf
• 02/25/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 083285432-S1  pdf
• 03/04/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB999ER)  pdf
• 03/17/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0510)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080659432
• 01/08/08  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/23/08  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/08  House: Committee substitute printed 083970432-H1
• 01/24/08  House: Read first time
• 01/25/08  House: Read second time
• 01/25/08  House: Committee substitute agreed to 083970432-H1
• 01/25/08  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB999H1
• 01/28/08  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/29/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/29/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/25/08  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 083285432-S1
• 02/26/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/27/08  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 083285432-S1
• 02/27/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB999S1
• 02/27/08  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/29/08  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 083285432-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/08  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/08  House: Enrolled
• 03/04/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB999ER)
• 03/05/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/10/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 510 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/17/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0510)