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1999 SESSION

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SB 935 Animal welfare.

Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Confinement and disposition of stray animals. Allows stray animals to be adopted by any person. Currently, such animals may only be adopted by residents of the locality for which the pound or animal shelter is operated or an adjacent locality. The bill requires that animals that are adopted by persons who are not residents of the locality for which the pound or shelter is operated or an adjacent locality must be sterilized prior to adoption. The bill also increases the fine for failure to comply with a sterilization agreement signed when adopting an animal from $50 to $150. This bill is identical to HB 2155.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 990138695  pdf
• 01/25/99  Senate: Committee substitute printed 990149695-S1  pdf
• 03/04/99  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB935ER)  pdf
• 04/06/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0627)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/18/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 990138695
• 01/18/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/25/99  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/sub. (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/99  Senate: Committee substitute printed 990149695-S1
• 01/26/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/99  Senate: Read second time
• 01/27/99  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/27/99  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to
• 01/27/99  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 990149695-S1
• 01/28/99  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/99  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/29/99  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/01/99  House: Read first time
• 02/01/99  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/19/99  House: Reported from Agriculture w/amendment (24-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/99  House: Read second time
• 02/23/99  House: Read third time
• 02/23/99  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/23/99  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/23/99  House: Passed House with amendment (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/99  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/25/99  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/99  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/99  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB935ER)
• 03/12/99  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/12/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/28/99  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 627 (effective 7/1/99)
• 04/06/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0627)