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SB 1030 Dangerous captive animal exhibits; definitions, penalty, effective date.
Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Dangerous captive animal exhibits; penalty. Prohibits a keeper of dangerous captive animals, defined in the bill, from providing or offering to provide to any member of the public, for free or for a cost, direct contact with such dangerous captive animal. The bill provides that a violation is a Class 3 misdemeanor and that the keeper is subject to a fine of not more than $500. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105242D pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20105242D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1030ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments
HISTORY
- 01/17/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105242D
- 01/17/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/29/20 Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
- 02/04/20 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/06/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/07/20 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/07/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1030E
- 02/07/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20105242D-E
- 02/10/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/13/20 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 02/19/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (19-Y 2-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Read second time
- 03/02/20 House: Read third time
- 03/02/20 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/02/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/02/20 House: Passed House with amendment (52-Y 48-N)
- 03/02/20 House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
- 03/03/20 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N)
- 03/06/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1030ER)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/02/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 632 (effective 7/1/21)
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632)