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1999 SESSION
SB 721 Dangerous dogs.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Dangerous dogs. Adds to the definition of "dangerous dog" a dog which attacks or bites another dog and causes serious physical injury to the other dog. Dogs that injure dogs owned by the same person or during hunting are excluded. The bill also amends a provision allowing localities to require owners of dangerous dogs to have insurance coverage for animal bites to allow such owners to instead have a surety bond. In localities that regulate dangerous dogs, owners of dogs found to be a dangerous dog must obtain a special registration certificate, confine the dog in a specified way, and follow other requirements. The current definition of “dangerous dog” includes dogs that attack companion animals other than dogs.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/99 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 10/15/98 990108655 pdf
- 02/04/99 Senate: Printed as engrossed 990108655-E pdf
- 02/19/99 House: Committee substitute printed 990170450-H1 pdf
- 03/10/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB721ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/99 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 10/15/98 990108655
- 01/13/99 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/18/99 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in A.C.& N.R. (6-Y 8-N)
- 01/25/99 Senate: Reconsidered by Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/25/99 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/01/99 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/amds. (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/99 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/99 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/04/99 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/04/99 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/04/99 Senate: Printed as engrossed 990108655-E
- 02/05/99 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/99 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/10/99 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/10/99 House: Read first time
- 02/10/99 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/19/99 House: Reported from Agriculture w/substitute (24-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 House: Committee substitute printed 990170450-H1
- 02/22/99 House: Read second time
- 02/23/99 House: Read third time
- 02/23/99 House: Committee substitute agreed to 990170450-H1
- 02/23/99 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 990170450-H1
- 02/23/99 House: Passed House with substitute (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/99 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/99 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/25/99 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/25/99 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
- 02/25/99 Senate: VOTE: REJECT HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (19-Y 21-N)
- 02/25/99 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/25/99 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/25/99 Senate: Placed in block (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/99 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/99 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/99 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/99 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/25/99 Senate: Senators: Edwards, Reynolds, Puckett
- 02/25/99 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/25/99 House: Delegates: Shuler, Behm, Baker
- 02/26/99 House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 2-N)
- 02/26/99 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 2-N)
- 02/26/99 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/26/99 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/26/99 Conference: House sub. accepted by conf. committee 990170450-H1
- 02/26/99 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/26/99 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/27/99 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/10/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB721ER)
- 03/15/99 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/16/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/18/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/29/99 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/07/99 Senate: Passed by for the day