SB 93 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Local animal cruelty registries; any locality may establish, etc., a computerized registry.

Summary
Local animal cruelty registries. Allows any locality to establish an animal cruelty registry for public access on the website of such locality or its local police department. The bill provides that such registry may include the names and relevant information of persons convicted of certain felony offenses for animal cruelty and that a person on such registry may request removal of his name after 15 years, provided that he has no additional felony convictions of an animal cruelty offense. The bill directs that all costs relating to a locality's animal cruelty registry shall be borne by such locality. This bill is identical to HB 62.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 2, 2024 Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 29, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 758 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB93ER)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (70-Y 27-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (70-Y 27-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
upper
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors