Dogs; import and sale from certain breeders, penalty.
Summary
Import and sale of dogs from certain breeders;penalty. Prohibits any dealer or commercial dog breeder fromimporting for sale, selling, or offering for sale any dog bred bya person who has received certain citations pursuant to enforcementof the federal Animal Welfare Act. A violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 5, 2020
Signed Mar 31, 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
25
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 569 (effective 7/1/20)
Mar 2, 2020
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99--Y 0-N)
Feb 26, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-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 21, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)
Jan 15, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
Jan 5, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Jan 5, 2020
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100785D
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
Co
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
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