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SB 272 Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space.
Introduced by: John J. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space. Provides that the outdoor tethering of an animal does not meet the requirement of adequate shelter during a hurricane warning or tropical storm warning or if the animal is not safe from predators or well suited or equipped to tolerate its environment. The bill provides that unless an animal control officer has inspected an animal's individual circumstances and determined it to be safe from predators and well suited and equipped to tolerate its environment, no such outdoor tethering during a heat advisory, a severe weather warning, or a period when the temperature is 85 degrees Fahrenheit or higher or 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower shall constitute the provision of adequate shelter. The measure increases the minimum tether length required to constitute adequate space to 15 feet in length or four times the length of the animal, whichever is greater. Current law requires the tether to be at least 10 feet in length or three times the length of the animal, whichever is greater. The bill provides an exception for a case in which an animal control officer, having inspected an animal's individual circumstances, determines that a shorter tether of at least 10 feet or three times the length of the animal makes the animal safer, more suited, and better equipped to tolerate its environment than a longer tether would. This bill is identical to HB 1552.
FULL TEXT
- 01/03/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103262D pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20103262D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20109173D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/20 Senate: First Conference substitute printed 20109609D-S1 pdf
- 03/07/20 Senate: Second Conference substitute printed 20109923D-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB272ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0955) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/03/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103262D
- 01/03/20 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 (7-Y 6-N 2-A)
- 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 SB272E
- 02/07/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20103262D-E
- 02/10/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 19-N 1-A)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Chair votes Yes
- 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
- 02/26/20 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20109173D-H1
- 02/28/20 House: Read second time
- 03/02/20 House: Read third time
- 03/02/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20109173D-H1
- 03/02/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB272H1
- 03/02/20 House: Passed House with substitute (66-Y 32-N)
- 03/02/20 House: VOTE: Passage (66-Y 32-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N 1-A)
- 03/05/20 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/05/20 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request (29-Y 10-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senators: Bell, Favola, Pillion
- 03/05/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/20 House: Delegates: Levine, Gooditis, Fariss
- 03/05/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/20 Senate: First Conference substitute printed 20109609D-S1
- 03/07/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 41-N)
- 03/07/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 41-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report rejected by Senate (3-Y 36-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Senate requested second conference committee (27-Y 11-N 1-A)
- 03/07/20 House: House acceded to request for second conference committee
- 03/07/20 House: Second conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/20 House: Delegates: Levine, Gooditis, Fariss
- 03/07/20 Senate: Second conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/20 Senate: Senators: Bell, Favola, Pillion
- 03/07/20 Senate: Second Conference substitute printed 20109923D-S2
- 03/08/20 Senate: Second conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/08/20 Senate: Senators: Bell, Favola, Pillion
- 03/08/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 44-N)
- 03/08/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 44-N)
- 03/08/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB272ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 955 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0955)