Breeders of dogs and cats for animal testing facilities; adoption of dogs and cats.
Summary
Breeders of dogs and cats for animal testingfacilities; adoption of dogs and cats. Requires a breeder ofdogs and cats for sale or transfer to an animal testing facilitythat no longer has a need for a dog or cat in its possession to offerthe animal for adoption prior to euthanizing it. Currently, onlyanimal testing facilities are subject to this requirement.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 5, 2022
Signed Apr 5, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 7, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Feb 9, 2022
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 5, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 91 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0-2)
senate
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101362D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Stanley
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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