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1998 SESSION

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HB 232 Comprehensive Animal Laws.

Introduced by: Thomas M. Jackson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Comprehensive Animal Laws. Revises the Comprehensive Animal Laws, particularly with respect to humane investigators, animal control officers, and the State Veterinarian's representatives. For humane investigators, the bill eliminates their authority to arrest, imposes new continuing education requirements, details procedures for their appointment and removal, and requires them to carry identification during the performance of their duties and keep records of investigations. For animal control officers (known under current law as animal wardens), the bill imposes new training and continuing education requirements. The bill defines "State Veterinarian's representatives" and empowers them to inspect businesses where animals are kept and enforce laws regarding the care of animals. The bill also requires humane investigators and animal control officers to consult with State Veterinarian's representatives before impounding agricultural animals and makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to impersonate a humane investigator.

FULL TEXT

• 01/15/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 980375300  pdf
• 02/13/98  House: Committee substitute printed 980395300-H1  pdf
• 03/25/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB232ER)  pdf
• 04/29/98  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB232ER)  pdf
• 05/14/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/15/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 980375300
• 01/15/98  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/04/98  House: Assigned to Agriculture sub-committee: 1
• 02/13/98  House: Reported from Agriculture w/substitute (23-Y 1-N)
• 02/13/98  House: Committee substitute printed 980395300-H1
• 02/14/98  House: Read first time
• 02/15/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/16/98  House: Read second time
• 02/16/98  House: Committee substitute agreed to 980395300-H1
• 02/16/98  House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 980395300-H1
• 02/17/98  House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N)
• 02/17/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N)
• 02/17/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/19/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/19/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 03/02/98  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/amds. (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/98  Senate: Read third time
• 03/04/98  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/04/98  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/04/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/04/98  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/06/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/09/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/10/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/11/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/12/98  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (91-Y 6-N)
• 03/12/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 6-N)
• 03/25/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB232ER)
• 03/30/98  House: Enrolled
• 03/30/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/31/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/16/98  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/22/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/22/98  House: House concurred in Gov's recom. (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 04/22/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE-ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
• 04/22/98  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
• 04/22/98  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 04/22/98  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/22/98  House: Reenrolled
• 04/22/98  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/22/98  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/22/98  House: Enacted, Chapter 817 (effective 7/1/98)
• 04/29/98  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB232ER)
• 05/14/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817)