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2022 SESSION
HB 1350 Dealers; prohibits sale of dogs or cats for experimental purposes.
Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Dealers; sale of dogs or cats for experimental purposes. Prohibits a dealer, commercial dog breeder, or cat breeder, including an entity that breeds dogs or cats regulated under federal law as research animals, from importing for sale, selling, or offering for sale a dog or cat bred by a person who has received certain citations on or after July 1, 2023, pursuant to the federal Animal Welfare Act. This bill is identical to SB 87.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/22 House: Presented and ordered printed 22104559D pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/22 House: Printed as engrossed 22104559D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107036D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1350ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/05/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0094) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/22 House: Presented and ordered printed 22104559D
- 01/21/22 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/31/22 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 02/02/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/22 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/22 House: Read first time
- 02/14/22 House: Read second time
- 02/14/22 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/14/22 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1350E
- 02/14/22 House: Printed as engrossed 22104559D-E
- 02/15/22 House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/15/22 House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 1-N)
- 02/16/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/21/22 Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
- 03/01/22 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107036D-S1
- 03/03/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/22 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22107036D-S1
- 03/04/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1350S1
- 03/04/22 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/22 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 22107036D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/22 House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/10/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1350ER)
- 03/10/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/05/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 94 (effective 7/1/22 - see bill)
- 04/05/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0094)