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2024 SESSION
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)