Criminal Law – Cruelty to Animals – Payment of Costs
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Jan 21, 2019
Signed Apr 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019 · House of Delegates Apr 2, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Feb 14, 2019
D
Democratic23
95% Yea
R
Republican12
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 62
executive
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report Adopted
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {538973/1 Report Adopted
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Justin Ready
RRepublican
Co
Bobby A. Zirkin
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Feldman
DDemocratic
Co
Chris West
RRepublican
Co
Clarence Lam
DDemocratic
Co
George C. Edwards
RRepublican
Co
Guy Guzzone
DDemocratic
Co
J.B. Jennings
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Waldstreicher
DDemocratic
Co
Joanne Benson
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Klausmeier
DDemocratic
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