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2021 SESSION

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SB 304 Animal shelters; euthanasia rate.

Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Animal shelter euthanasia rate. Requires any public or private animal shelter or releasing agency to annually file with the State Veterinarian (i) a copy of its intake policy, (ii) the number of animals on which a euthanasia procedure was performed, and (iii) of such number, the number of animals (a) surrendered with the intent to euthanize and (b) presented by the public animal shelter to a licensed veterinarian prior to euthanasia. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

FULL TEXT

• 01/05/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100786D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107280D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/11/20  Senate: Floor substitute printed 20107720D-S2 (Stanley)  pdf
• 02/11/20  Senate: Printed as engrossed 20107720D-ES2  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/05/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100786D
• 01/05/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/21/20  Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
• 02/04/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107280D-S1
• 02/04/20  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
• 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: Floor substitute printed 20107720D-S2 (Stanley)
• 02/11/20  Senate: Read second time
• 02/11/20  Senate: Committee substitute rejected 20107280D-S1
• 02/11/20  Senate: Committee amendment rejected
• 02/11/20  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/11/20  Senate: Substitute by Senator Stanley agreed to 20107720D-S2
• 02/11/20  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/11/20  Senate: Amendment by Senator Barker agreed to
• 02/11/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendment SB304ES2
• 02/11/20  Senate: Printed as engrossed 20107720D-ES2
• 02/11/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/20  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/20  Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/20  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-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 continuing to 2021 by voice vote
• 02/26/20  House: Continued to 2021 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
• 12/04/20  House: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources