Wildlife - Traveling Animal Acts - Prohibition
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 25, 2024
Signed May 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 21, 2024
How they voted
33–7
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 44
Mar 21, 2024
D
Democratic31
90% Yea
R
Republican13
53% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 9, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 596
executive
Apr 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Enrolled
upper
Apr 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 5, 2024
Introduced
Senate Concurs House Amendments
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-7-4)
senate
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
Referred Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Feldman
DDemocratic
P
Chris West
RRepublican
P
Michael Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Elfreth
DDemocratic
P
Shelly Hettleman
DDemocratic
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