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2022 SESSION
SB 279 Vicious dogs; law-enforcement officer, etc., to apply to a magistrate for a summons, etc.
Introduced by: Bill DeSteph | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Vicious dogs. Requires a law-enforcement officer or animal control officer to apply to a magistrate for a summons for a vicious dog if such officer is located in either the jurisdiction where the vicious dog resides or in the jurisdiction where the vicious dog committed one of the acts set forth in the definition of a vicious dog. Current law requires such action only if the law-enforcement officer or animal control officer is located in the jurisdiction where the vicious dog resides. The bill also requires any evidentiary hearing or appeal to be held not less than 30 days from the date of the summons or appeal, unless good cause is found by the court.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101323D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22101323D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB279ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0614) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101323D
- 01/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/24/22 Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
- 02/08/22 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/22 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/10/22 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/10/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB279E
- 02/10/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22101323D-E
- 02/10/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/22 Senate: Passed Senate SB279E
- 02/22/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/22 House: Read first time
- 02/22/22 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/22/22 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 02/23/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
- 03/02/22 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (18-Y 4-N)
- 03/04/22 House: Read second time
- 03/07/22 House: Read third time
- 03/07/22 House: Passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/22 House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB279ER)
- 03/10/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 614 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0614)