Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Oct 5, 2021
Signed Apr 21, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 27, 2022
How they voted
28–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 42
Feb 16, 2022
D
Democratic28
89% Yea
R
Republican14
78% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 21, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 179
executive
Apr 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 27, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (89-21-14)
house of delegates
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred Environment and Transportation
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced
Pre-filed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cheryl Kagan
DDemocratic
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