Domesticated animal premises; liability for transmission of domesticated animal pathogen.
Summary
Domesticated animal premises; liability for transmission of domesticated animal pathogen. Provides that no owner or operator of a domesticated animal premises, defined in the bill, shall be liable for damages arising from a claim by a person visiting such premises alleging injury or death caused by a domesticated animal pathogen if the owner or operator took reasonable precautions to prevent the transmission of such pathogen. The bill also requires the posting of a warning sign and the provision of a hand-washing station at the premises and provides that liability may arise if the person proves that no warning sign was posted or hand-washing station provided as required. The provision of the bill protecting the owner or operator from liability shall not apply if the transmission of the pathogen was due to the owner's or operator's gross negligence, willful and wanton conduct, or intentional act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2020
How they voted
35–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2020
D
Democratic21
85% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 453 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (35-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (77-Y 19-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB764H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106316D-H1
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101605D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
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