Animal shelters; euthanasia rate.
Summary
Animal shelter euthanasia rate. Requires any public or private animal shelter or releasing agency to annually file with the State Veterinarian (i) a copy of its intake policy, (ii) the number of animals on which a euthanasia procedure was performed, and (iii) of such number, the number of animals (a) surrendered with the intent to euthanize and (b) presented by the public animal shelter to a licensed veterinarian prior to 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 Dec 4, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 11, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021
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
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendment SB304ES2
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Barker agreed to
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
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 20100786D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
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