SB 1025 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Companion animals; adequate shelter and space.

Summary
Provides that in order to meet the requirement that an animal be given adequate space, a tether must be at least three times the length of the animal or 10 feet in length, whichever is greater, and not cause injury or pain, weigh more than one-tenth of the animal's body weight, or have weights or heavy objects attached to it. Current law requires that the tether be at least three times the length of the animal. The bill exempts agricultural animals from provisions of the law related to tethering. The bill defines "adequate shelter" to mean the provision of shelter that, during hot weather, is shaded and does not readily conduct heat and, during cold weather, has a windbreak at its entrance and provides sufficient bedding material.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Oct 17, 2018 Last action Mar 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2019

How they voted

2311
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 24, 2019
D Democratic14
13 Yea 1 Nay
92% Yea
R Republican20
10 Yea 10 Nay
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (71-Y 24-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1025H1
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106905D-H1
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Referred from Rules by voice vote
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-11)
senate
Jan 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1025E
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Oct 17, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Oct 17, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100082D
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors