SB 856 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Cats and dogs; authorizes local government to provide for lifetime licenses.

Summary

Authorizes the governing body of a county or city to provide for a lifetime dog or cat license. The bill also removes the minimum annual tax for a dog or cat, sets the maximum tax for a lifetime license at $50, and limits the fee for a duplicate dog or cat tag to $1. This bill is identical to

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2016

Committee Review

Feb 2017

Senate Passage

Feb 2017

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2017

Signed into Law

Mar 2017

Introduced Dec 4, 2016 Signed Mar 16, 2017

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 16, 2017

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (effective 7/1/17)

executive

Feb 24, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N 1-A)

legislature

Feb 23, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Amended by conference committee

legislature

Feb 15, 2017

Legislature · Passed

House requested conference committee

legislature

Feb 15, 2017

Introduced

House insisted on amendments

legislature

Feb 10, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)

legislature

Feb 10, 2017

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

legislature

Feb 10, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Committee amendments agreed to

legislature

Jan 30, 2017

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

legislature

Dec 4, 2016

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

legislature

Dec 4, 2016

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101869D

legislature

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors