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HB 1477 Cats and dogs; local government may, by ordinance, provide for lifetime licenses.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Cats and dogs; lifetime licenses. Authorizes the governing body of a county or city to provide for a lifetime dog or cat license. The bill removes the minimum annual tax for a dog or cat, sets the maximum tax for a lifetime license at $50, and limits the fee for a duplicate dog or cat tag to $1. This bill is identical to SB 856.
FULL TEXT
- 12/13/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101360D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101360D-E pdf
- 02/02/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105182D-S1 pdf
- 03/07/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1477ER) pdf
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0559) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/13/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101360D
- 12/13/16 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/12/17 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 01/23/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/17 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 House: Read first time
- 01/27/17 House: Read second time
- 01/27/17 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/27/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1477E
- 01/27/17 House: Printed as engrossed 17101360D-E
- 01/30/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/02/17 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17105182D-S1
- 02/06/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/07/17 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/17 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17105182D-S1
- 02/07/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1477S1
- 02/07/17 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/17 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 17105182D-S1 (0-Y 100-N)
- 02/09/17 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/14/17 House: House acceded to request
- 02/14/17 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/14/17 House: Delegates: Orrock, Poindexter, Keam
- 02/15/17 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/15/17 Senate: Senators: Hanger, Suetterlein, Mason
- 02/23/17 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/23/17 House: Conference report agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/17 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/17 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1477ER)
- 03/07/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
- 03/13/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/16/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 559 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/16/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0559)