Animal fighting; one or more tethered cocks.
Summary
Provides that an animal control officer shall confiscate a tethered cock if such cock has been, is, or is intended to be used in animal fighting.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Oct 23, 2018
Signed Mar 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 15, 2019
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Mar 12, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 345 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1626S1
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19107056D-S1
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (78-Y 16-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced
Reengrossed by House as amended HB1626E2
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amendments by Delegate Orrock agreed to
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment reconsidered
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1626E
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amendments by Delegate Orrock agreed to
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Oct 23, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Oct 23, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100448D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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