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2020 SESSION

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SB 1030 Dangerous captive animal exhibits; definitions, penalty, effective date.

Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Dangerous captive animal exhibits; penalty. Prohibits a keeper of dangerous captive animals, defined in the bill, from providing or offering to provide to any member of the public, for free or for a cost, direct contact with such dangerous captive animal. The bill provides that a violation is a Class 3 misdemeanor and that the keeper is subject to a fine of not more than $500. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/20  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105242D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/07/20  Senate: Printed as engrossed 20105242D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1030ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/02/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted
• House amendments engrossed
• Senate amendments

HISTORY

• 01/17/20  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105242D
• 01/17/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/29/20  Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
• 02/04/20  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
• 02/06/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/20  Senate: Read second time
• 02/07/20  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/07/20  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/07/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1030E
• 02/07/20  Senate: Printed as engrossed 20105242D-E
• 02/10/20  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)
• 02/13/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/20  House: Read first time
• 02/13/20  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/13/20  House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
• 02/19/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/26/20  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (19-Y 2-N)
• 02/28/20  House: Read second time
• 03/02/20  House: Read third time
• 03/02/20  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 03/02/20  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/02/20  House: Passed House with amendment (52-Y 48-N)
• 03/02/20  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
• 03/03/20  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N)
• 03/06/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/06/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1030ER)
• 03/07/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/07/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/12/20  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 03/12/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 04/02/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 632 (effective 7/1/21)
• 04/02/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632)