Public animal shelters; notice to euthanize.
Summary
Public animal shelters; notice to euthanize. Requires each public animal shelter to adopt a policy under which it waits a certain number of days before euthanizing a dog or cat when a person has notified the shelter of his intent to adopt or take custody of the animal. The shelter must make reasonable efforts to accomplish the release of the animal but is not required hold the animal if it has reason to believe that the animal has seriously injured a human or the animal meets certain other specified conditions for euthanasia. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2020
Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 11, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
2
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)
Feb 19, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Feb 14, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
Feb 14, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Feb 11, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Feb 11, 2020
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Feb 11, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB310ES1
Feb 11, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee amendment agreed to
Feb 11, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Reading of amendment waived
Feb 11, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee substitute agreed to 20107287D-S1
Feb 6, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
Jan 21, 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 20101026D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
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