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2022 SESSION
SB 604 Animal cruelty; companion animals, penalty.
Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Animal cruelty; companion animals; penalty. Clarifies that animals are not considered companion animals only when actively involved in bona fide medical or scientific experimentation. Current law exempts animals from the definition of companion animal if they are regulated under federal law as research animals.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104107D pdf | impact statements
- 02/14/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22104107D-E pdf | impact statements
- 03/02/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22107018D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB604ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/05/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0092) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments
HISTORY
- 01/12/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104107D
- 01/12/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/01/22 Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
- 02/08/22 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/14/22 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/14/22 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/14/22 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/14/22 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/14/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB604E
- 02/14/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22104107D-E
- 02/14/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/22 House: Read first time
- 02/22/22 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/22/22 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 02/23/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22107018D-H1
- 03/04/22 House: Read second time
- 03/07/22 House: Read third time
- 03/07/22 House: Committee substitute agreed to 22107018D-H1
- 03/07/22 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB604H1
- 03/07/22 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/22 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/22 Senate: Title replaced 22107018D-H1
- 03/10/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB604ER)
- 03/10/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 Senate: 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 92 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/05/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0092)