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2024 SESSION

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HB 1354 Cats; prohibition on declawing.

Introduced by: Marty Martinez | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Declawing cats; prohibition. Makes unlawful the practice of declawing cats for any person engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine except as necessary for a therapeutic purpose, as defined in the bill.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/24  House: Presented and ordered printed 24104582D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/07/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24106640D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108149D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/25/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1354ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0748)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

HISTORY

• 01/12/24  House: Presented and ordered printed 24104582D
• 01/12/24  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/26/24  House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
• 01/31/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N)
• 02/07/24  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
• 02/07/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24106640D-H1
• 02/09/24  House: Read first time
• 02/12/24  House: Read second time
• 02/12/24  House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106640D-H1
• 02/12/24  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1354H1
• 02/13/24  House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 44-N)
• 02/13/24  House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 44-N)
• 02/13/24  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/13/24  House: Passed House (54-Y 44-N)
• 02/13/24  House: VOTE: Passage #2 (54-Y 44-N)
• 02/14/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/14/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/19/24  Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
• 02/27/24  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
• 02/27/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108149D-S1
• 02/29/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/01/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/04/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/04/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/04/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108149D-S1
• 03/04/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1354S1
• 03/04/24  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 13-N 1-A)
• 03/05/24  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108149D-S1 (58-Y 41-N)
• 03/05/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 41-N)
• 03/25/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/25/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1354ER)
• 03/25/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/27/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
• 03/27/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 748 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0748)