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SB 891 Animal welfare regulations; keeping of dogs, cats, and rabbits.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Animal welfare regulations; keeping of animals; State Animal Welfare Inspector. Directs the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt comprehensive regulations governing the keeping of dogs and cats by any pet shop by July 1, 2022. The regulations are to require a $250 annual registration fee for any private, for-profit entity required to register, and, where necessary, shall establish standards that apply only to a particular category of currently unregulated entity. The bill creates the position of State Animal Welfare Inspector as an employee of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services and directs the Inspector or a representative to conduct at least one unannounced, annual inspection of each pet shop.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101575D pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107722D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20107722D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB891ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB891ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/22/20 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB891ER2) pdf
- 05/21/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1284) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- House amendments not adopted
- Senate amendments
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101575D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/29/20 Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
- 02/04/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107722D-S1
- 02/04/20 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/04/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107722D-S1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/11/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB891ES1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20107722D-ES1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/20 House: Read first time
- 02/14/20 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/14/20 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 02/19/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (17-Y 5-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/26/20 House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/26/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendments (13-Y 9-N)
- 03/03/20 House: Read second time
- 03/04/20 House: Read third time
- 03/04/20 House: Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources amendments rejected
- 03/04/20 House: Committee on Appropriations amendments rejected
- 03/04/20 House: Amendments by Delegate Bulova agreed to
- 03/04/20 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/20 House: Read third time
- 03/05/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/05/20 House: Passed House with amendments (64-Y 35-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Passage (64-Y 35-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N)
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB891ER)
- 03/12/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB891ER)
- 03/17/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
- 03/17/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/22/20 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #1 (3-Y 36-N)
- 04/22/20 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #'s 2,3 and 4 (30-Y 9-N)
- 04/22/20 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 2, 3 and 4 (58-Y 33-N)
- 04/22/20 House: VOTE: (58-Y 33-N)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
- 04/22/20 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/22/20 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB891ER2)
- 04/22/20 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/29/20 Senate: Reenrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on April 29, 2020
- 04/29/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 22, 2020
- 05/21/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1284 (effective 7/1/20)
- 05/21/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1284)