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2010 SESSION

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HB 1145 Animal cruelty; requires veterinarian to report.

Introduced by: James M. Scott | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Veterinarians; reporting suspected animal cruelty. Provides that any veterinarian who makes a report of suspected animal cruelty or who provides records or information related to a report of suspected cruelty or testifies in any judicial proceeding arising from such report, records, or information shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability or administrative penalty or sanction on account of such report, records, information, or testimony, unless such veterinarian acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101308D  pdf
• 02/04/10  House: Committee substitute printed 10105032D-H1  pdf
• 03/12/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1145ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/11/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0574)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/13/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101308D
• 01/13/10  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/27/10  House: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
• 01/27/10  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/01/10  House: Assigned HWI sub: #3
• 02/02/10  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/10  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/10  House: Committee substitute printed 10105032D-H1
• 02/08/10  House: Read first time
• 02/09/10  House: Read second time
• 02/09/10  House: Committee substitute agreed to 10105032D-H1
• 02/09/10  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1145H1
• 02/10/10  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/10  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 03/01/10  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/10  Senate: Read third time
• 03/03/10  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/03/10  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/03/10  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/03/10  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/10  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/05/10  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (94-Y 4-N)
• 03/05/10  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 4-N)
• 03/12/10  House: Enrolled
• 03/12/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1145ER)
• 03/12/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/13/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/11/10  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 574 (effective 7/1/10)
• 04/11/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0574)