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HB 621 Rabies; clarifies procedures and responsibilities to prevent and control.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Rabies regulation and control; penalty. Clarifies the procedures and responsibilities among the Department of Health, localities, and other entities to prevent and control rabies. This bill clarifies that all dogs and cats over the age of four months must be vaccinated, provides that rabies certificates shall be issued to the owner of the animal vaccinated and that the veterinarian shall keep a copy of the certificate in his own files, clarifies the authority to access rabies certificates maintained at veterinary hospitals, addresses recordkeeping standards for rabies clinics, and clarifies the authority of the local health director in regard to a rabies exposure. The bill requires the local health director and the governing body of the locality to adopt a plan to control and respond to the risk of rabies.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103437D pdf
- 02/09/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104319D-H1 pdf
- 03/12/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB621ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/21/10 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB621ER2) pdf
- 04/21/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0834) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103437D
- 01/12/10 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/20/10 House: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
- 01/20/10 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/29/10 House: Assigned HWI sub: #1
- 02/09/10 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104319D-H1
- 02/10/10 House: Read first time
- 02/11/10 House: Read second time
- 02/11/10 House: Committee substitute agreed to 10104319D-H1
- 02/11/10 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB621H1
- 02/12/10 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 03/01/10 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/10 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/10 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/03/10 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/03/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/03/10 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/10 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/10 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB621ER)
- 03/12/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/13/10 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/21/10 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
- 04/21/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
- 04/21/10 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/21/10 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/21/10 House: Reenrolled
- 04/21/10 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB621ER2)
- 04/21/10 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/21/10 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/21/10 House: Enacted, Chapter 834 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/21/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0834)