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SB 996 Animal shelters; administration of Schedule VI biological products.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Animal shelters; vaccinations; administration of biological products. Authorizes the operator or custodian of a public animal shelter to vaccinate animals that are confined in such shelter to prevent the risk of communicable diseases. The bill also provides that a public or private animal shelter may purchase, possess, and administer certain Schedule VI biological products for the purpose of preventing, controlling, and treating certain communicable diseases that failure to control would result in transmission to the animal population in the shelter and may administer such biological products only pursuant to written protocols.
FULL TEXT
- 03/05/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18108030D pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB996ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774) pdf
HISTORY
- 03/05/18 Senate: Unanimous consent to introduce
- 03/05/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18108030D
- 03/05/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 03/06/18 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/18 Senate: Read first time
- 03/07/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate
- 03/07/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/18 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/08/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/08/18 House: Read first time
- 03/08/18 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 03/08/18 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/18 House: Read third time
- 03/10/18 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/20/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/20/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB996ER)
- 03/20/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 26, 2018
- 03/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 04/04/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 774 (effective 7/1/18)
- 04/04/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774)