St. Emerg. Medical Services Advisory Bd.; guidelines for provision of emerg. trtmt. of police dogs.
Summary
State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board; guidelines for the provision of emergency treatment of fire, police, and search and rescue dogs. Requires the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, in consultation with the Board of Veterinary Medicine, to develop guidelines and guidance for the provision of emergency treatment of fire, police, and search and rescue dogs injured in the line of duty and the transportation of such dogs by an emergency medical services vehicle to a veterinary care facility equipped to provide emergency treatment to such dog.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
13
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 550 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1309ER)
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1309E
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 10, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24104689D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ellen McLaughlin
RRepublican
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