Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Sep 30, 2021
Signed Apr 21, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
30–11
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 42
Mar 26, 2022
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican14
78% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 21, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178
executive
Apr 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Mar 26, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-11-1)
senate
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 4, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (98-22-4)
house of delegates
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
First Reading Environment and Transportation
lower
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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