Dealers; prohibits sale of dogs or cats for experimental purposes.
Summary
Dealers; sale of dogs or cats for experimentalpurposes. Prohibits a dealer or commercial dog or cat breeder from importing for sale, selling, or offering for sale a dog or catbred by a person who has received certain citations pursuant to the federal Animal Welfare Act. Current law only prohibits such activities related to the sale of dogs. The bill also clarifies that sellingincludes selling the dog or cat for experimental purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Signed Apr 5, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 3, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Apr 5, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 94 (effective 7/1/22 - see bill)
executive
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1350S1
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22107036D-S1
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0-1)
senate
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1350E
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22104559D
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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