VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

• Code of Virginia
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Constitution of Virginia
• Charters
• Authorities
• Compacts
• Uncodified Acts
• RIS Users (account required)

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

• Bills & Resolutions
  session legislation
• Bill Summaries
  session summaries
• Reports to the General Assembly
  House and Senate documents
• Legislative Liaisons
  State agency contacts

ACROSS SESSIONS

• Subject Index: Since 1995
• Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
• Summaries: Since 1994

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2018 SESSION

• | print version

HB 1607 Abandonment of an animal; penalty.

Introduced by: C. Matthew Fariss | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Abandonment of an animal; penalty. Decreases from five days to four days the minimum length of time for which failing to provide the elements of basic care constitutes abandonment of an animal. The bill increases from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 1 misdemeanor the penalty for abandonment of an animal.

FULL TEXT

• 01/25/18  House: Presented and ordered printed 18104421D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/18  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1607ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0416)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/25/18  House: Unanimous consent to introduce
• 01/25/18  House: Presented and ordered printed 18104421D
• 01/25/18  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/07/18  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/18  House: Read first time
• 02/12/18  House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
• 02/12/18  House: Rereferred to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/12/18  House: Motion to reconsider rerefer to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources agreed to
• 02/12/18  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/13/18  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/18  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/14/18  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 03/01/18  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/18  Senate: Read third time
• 03/06/18  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/18  House: Enrolled
• 03/08/18  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1607ER)
• 03/08/18  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/10/18  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/18  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 16, 2018
• 03/16/18  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
• 03/23/18  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 416 (effective 7/1/18)
• 03/23/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0416)