Comprehensive animal care; enforceable under Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Summary
Comprehensive animal care; enforceable underVirginia Consumer Protection Act. Subjects certain animal carestatutes to enforcement under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act(§ 59.1-196 et seq.). These statutes relate to the misrepresentationof animals' conditions, the posting of information about dogs, andwritten notice of consumer remedies required to be provided by petshops, pet dealers, and animal boarding establishments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 13, 2019
Signed Mar 23, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 27, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
3
Committee
9
Mar 23, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 412 (effective 7/1/20)
Mar 2, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House (62-Y 37-N)
Feb 26, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (15-Y 7-N)
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
Feb 13, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
Feb 13, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Jan 27, 2020
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Jan 24, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB114S1
Jan 24, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20105940D-S1
Jan 21, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (12-Y 0-N)
Jan 15, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
Dec 13, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Dec 13, 2019
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100932D
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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