VA SB359 | 2012 | Regular Session


Status

March 10 2012 - House: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Trap, Neuter, and Return Programs. Permits a pound, animal shelter, or humane society to operate a program of trapping, vaccinating, and sterilizing feral cats before returning them to the sites where they were trapped. The bill excludes a person who participates in such a program from the definition of "owner" regarding custody of the subject cats. Current law makes an owner's abandonment of an animal a misdemeanor.

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Title

Trap, Neuter, and Return programs; permits operation of formal program relating to feral cats.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-08 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) (Y: 31 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-02 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-10 House: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2012-02-27 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2012-02-20 House: Assigned ACNRsub: Agriculture
2012-02-13 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2012-02-13 House: Read first time
2012-02-13 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)
2012-02-07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB359S1
2012-02-07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104833D-S1
2012-02-07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2012-02-07 Senate: Read second time
2012-02-06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104833D-S1
2012-02-02 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (10-Y 5-N)
2012-01-11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2012-01-11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101483D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
326500(n/a)See Bill Text
326504.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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