Virginia House Bill 621 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 21 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0834)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Rabies regulation and control; penalty. Clarifies the procedures and responsibilities among the Department of Health, localities, and other entities to prevent and control rabies. This bill clarifies that all dogs and cats over the age of four months must be vaccinated, provides that rabies certificates shall be issued to the owner of the animal vaccinated and that the veterinarian shall keep a copy of the certificate in his own files, clarifies the authority to access rabies certificates maintained at veterinary hospitals, addresses recordkeeping standards for rabies clinics, and clarifies the authority of the local health director in regard to a rabies exposure. The bill requires the local health director and the governing body of the locality to adopt a plan to control and respond to the risk of rabies.

Rabies; clarifies procedures and responsibilities to prevent and control.

Del. Robert Orrock [R]

2010-04-21 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-04-21 - House - House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-21		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0834)
2010-04-21		House: Enacted, Chapter 834 (effective 7/1/10)
2010-04-21		Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2010-04-21		House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2010-04-21		House: Reenrolled bill text (HB621ER2)
2010-04-21		House: Reenrolled
2010-04-21		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2010-04-21		Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
2010-04-21		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
2010-04-21		House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
2010-04-20		House: Placed on Calendar
2010-04-13		House: Governor's recommendation received by House
2010-03-13		Senate: Signed by President
2010-03-12		House: Signed by Speaker
2010-03-12		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB621ER)
2010-03-12		House: Enrolled
2010-03-05		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
2010-03-05		House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
2010-03-04		House: Placed on Calendar
2010-03-03		Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2010-03-03		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
2010-03-03		Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
2010-03-03		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2010-03-03		Senate: Read third time
2010-03-02		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2010-03-01		Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2010-02-15		Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2010-02-15		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2010-02-12		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
2010-02-12		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
2010-02-11		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB621H1
2010-02-11		House: Committee substitute agreed to 10104319D-H1
2010-02-11		House: Read second time
2010-02-10		House: Read first time
2010-02-09		House: Committee substitute printed 10104319D-H1
2010-02-09		House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2010-01-29		House: Assigned HWI sub: #1
2010-01-20		House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2010-01-20		House: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
2010-01-12		House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2010-01-12		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103437D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	313.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6521	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6522	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6525	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6526	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6562	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3812	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+HB621
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB621+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB621H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB621ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB621ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0834+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H12V0071+HB0621
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV0559+HB0621
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+S01V0165+HB0621
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0555HB0621+HB0621
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0570HB0621+HB0621
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV1305+HB0621
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV1783+HB0621
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV1004HB0621+HB0621