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2024 SESSION
HB 223 Cruelty to animals; possession and ownership of animals.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Cruelty to animals; possession and ownership of animals. Provides that any person convicted of felony cruelty to animals may be prohibited by the court from possession or ownership of companion or equine animals for life and any person convicted of misdemeanor cruelty to animals may be prohibited by the court from possession or ownership of such animals for a period of up to five years. Under current law, such prohibition is limited to companion animals and a period equal to the statutory maximum period of incarceration. The bill also specifies that a court may order that any animal possessed or owned by such person may be disposed of by a local governing body or delivered to another person with a right of property in the animal.
The bill further provides that any person who has his rights to possession or ownership of companion or equine animals prohibited pursuant to a felony conviction may petition the court where such conviction occurred for a restoration of his rights after five years from the date of conviction. This bill is identical to SB 11.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102092D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106189D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24106189D-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108127D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB223ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/28/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/04/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102092D
- 01/04/24 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/15/24 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 01/24/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)
- 01/24/24 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/31/24 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
- 01/31/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106189D-H1
- 01/31/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/31/24 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/02/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/09/24 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/11/24 House: Read first time
- 02/12/24 House: Read second time
- 02/12/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106189D-H1
- 02/12/24 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/12/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB223EH1
- 02/12/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24106189D-EH1
- 02/13/24 House: Read third time and passed House (83-Y 15-N)
- 02/13/24 House: VOTE: Passage (83-Y 15-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 (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108127D-S1
- 02/29/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/01/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108127D-S1
- 03/01/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB223S1
- 03/01/24 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/24 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108127D-S1 (87-Y 11-N)
- 03/04/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (87-Y 11-N)
- 03/07/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB223ER)
- 03/07/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/28/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 179 (effective 7/1/24)
- 03/28/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179)