SB 1417 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Animal testing facilities; definitions, adoption of dogs and cats, civil penalty.

Summary
Animal testing facilities; adoption of dogs and cats; civil penalty. Requires any animal testing facility, defined in the bill, that no longer has need for a dog or cat in its possession that does not pose a health or safety risk to the public or itself to offer, for a reasonable period of time prior to euthanasia, such dog or cat for adoption to a releasing agency or through a private placement or in the case of a testing facility operated by an agency or institution of higher education, develop its own adoption program. The bill authorizes an animal testing facility to enter into an agreement with a releasing agency for the implementation of the adoption. Violation is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 and any court costs and attorney fees.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021 Signed Mar 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2021

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 1, 2021
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Mar 24, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 340 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1417S1
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103722D-S1
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100835D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors