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1994 SESSION

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HB 237 Dangerous and vicious dogs.

Introduced by: Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Dangerous and vicious dogs. Authorizes any county, city or town to enact an ordinance to control dangerous or vicious dogs. Currently, only certain highly populated urban localities in Virginia are authorized to enact such an ordinance. The bill clarifies that localities seeking to enact a dangerous or vicious dog ordinance have to adopt an ordinance which follows the provisions of the state statute.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/94  House: Presented and ordered printed  pdf
• 02/28/94  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB237ER)  pdf
• 03/29/94  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0115)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/17/94  House: Presented and ordered printed
• 01/17/94  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/02/94  House: Assigned to Agriculture sub-committee: 1
• 02/04/94  House: Reported from Agriculture (19-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/94  House: Read first time
• 02/08/94  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/09/94  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/94  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/94  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/10/94  Senate: Read first time
• 02/10/94  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/21/94  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/94  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/94  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/94  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/94  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/94  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/94  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB237ER)
• 03/07/94  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/94  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/94  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/28/94  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 115 (effective 7/1/94)
• 03/29/94  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0115)