SB 310 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Public animal shelters; notice to euthanize.

Summary

Public animal shelters; notice to euthanize. Requires each public animal shelter to adopt a policy under which it waits a certain number of days before euthanizing a dog or cat when a person has notified the shelter of his intent to adopt or take custody of the animal. The shelter must make reasonable efforts to accomplish the release of the animal but is not required hold the animal if it has reason to believe that the animal has seriously injured a human or the animal meets certain other specified conditions for euthanasia. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 5, 2020 Last action Mar 3, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2020

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 11, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 19, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 19, 2020

Lower · Passed

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

lower

Feb 11, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB310ES1

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Feb 11, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20107287D-S1

upper

Feb 6, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 4, 2020

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Feb 4, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 21, 2020

Committee

Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals

upper

Jan 5, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

upper

Jan 5, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101026D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors