Animal cruelty videos and photos; prohibited, penalty.
Summary
Animal cruelty videos and photos; penalty.Prohibits creating, recording, distributing, selling, advertising,or appearing in any videographic or still image depicting animalcruelty, with certain exceptions for law-enforcement investigationsof animal cruelty. A violation is a Class 6 felony.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Jan 22, 2020
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 22, 2020
How they voted
22–0
Passed
Total votes 22
Jan 22, 2020
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 22, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)
house of delegates
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100771D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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