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HB 1231 Dogs chasing livestock; district court may order dog to be transferred to a different owner, etc.
Introduced by: Christopher E. Collins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Dogs injuring or killing poultry. Allows the district court to order that any dog that has been found to have injured or killed only poultry be microchipped and either confined securely or transferred to another owner whom the court deems appropriate. Under current law, the court is required to order that such a dog be killed immediately or removed to another state.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16104040D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105380D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1231ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/20/16 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1231ER2) pdf
- 04/20/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16104040D
- 01/19/16 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/25/16 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 02/01/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (3-Y 2-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105380D-H1
- 02/11/16 House: Read first time
- 02/12/16 House: Read second time
- 02/12/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105380D-H1
- 02/12/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1231H1
- 02/15/16 House: Read third time and passed House (82-Y 17-N)
- 02/15/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 17-N)
- 02/16/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/25/16 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/16 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/01/16 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/01/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/01/16 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (35-Y 3-N)
- 03/02/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/03/16 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (86-Y 11-N)
- 03/03/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (86-Y 11-N)
- 03/04/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1231ER)
- 03/04/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/8/2016
- 03/08/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/29/16 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/20/16 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 4-N)
- 04/20/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 4-N)
- 04/20/16 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 1-N)
- 04/20/16 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/20/16 House: Reenrolled
- 04/20/16 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1231ER2)
- 04/20/16 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/20/16 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/20/16 House: Enacted, Chapter 757 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/20/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757)