Comprehensive animal care; enforceable under Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Summary
Subjects provisions related to misrepresentation of animals' conditions to enforcement under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.). The bill also increases from one year to two years following the date of sale the period of time for which a pet dealer is required to maintain a copy of the pet dealer's animal history certificate that is signed by the consumer.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Feb 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Jan 28, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1462S1
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105816D-S1
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0)
senate
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101012D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
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