VA HB1330 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0387)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Companion animals; duty to identify submitted animal; microchip. Requires veterinarians, public and private animal shelters, and releasing agencies to seek to identify the lawful owners of the unidentified companion animals that are submitted to them by scanning for embedded microchips. The bill provides that such scanning shall be conducted at the time of intake, at the time of assessment, and prior to disposition and that a reasonable effort shall be made to contact the owner. The bill also requires that documentation of such scanning and any attempts to contact the owner be maintained for at least 30 days from the date of final disposition of the animal. The requirements of the bill do not apply to transfers between veterinarians, shelters, or releasing agencies. Companion animals; duty to identify submitted animal; microchip. Requires veterinarians, public and private animal shelters, and releasing agencies to seek to identify the lawful owners of the unidentified companion animals that are submitted to them by scanning for embedded microchips. The bill provides that such scanning shall be conducted at the time of intake, at the time of assessment, and prior to disposition and that a reasonable effort shall be made to contact the owner. The bill also requires that documentation of such scanning and any attempts to contact the owner be maintained for at least 30 days from the date of final disposition of the animal. The requirements of the bill do not apply to transfers between veterinarians, shelters, or releasing agencies.

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Title

Companion animals; duty to identify submitted animal, scanning for microchip.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 4-N) (Y: 94 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-04-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0387)
2022-04-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 387 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-22HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
2022-03-11SenateSigned by President
2022-03-10HouseSigned by Speaker
2022-03-10HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1330ER)
2022-03-10HouseEnrolled
2022-03-08HouseVOTE: Adoption (94-Y 4-N)
2022-03-08HouseSenate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 4-N)
2022-03-04SenatePassed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
2022-03-04SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended
2022-03-04SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2022-03-04SenateReading of amendment waived
2022-03-04SenateRead third time
2022-03-03SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2022-03-01SenateReported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2022-02-16SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2022-02-16SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2022-02-15HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2022-02-15HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2022-02-14HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB1330H1
2022-02-14HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 22105828D-H1
2022-02-14HouseRead second time
2022-02-11HouseRead first time
2022-02-09HouseCommittee substitute printed 22105828D-H1
2022-02-09HouseReported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2022-02-02HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
2022-01-31HouseAssigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2022-01-21HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2022-01-21HousePresented and ordered printed 22104490D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
326546(n/a)See Bill Text
326549(n/a)See Bill Text
326585.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB1330
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1330+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1330H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1330ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0387+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105828D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/22105828D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB1330AS
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+HB1330ASE
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB1330F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB1330FH1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+HB1330FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0101V0016+HB1330
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H01V0041+HB1330
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV0871+HB1330
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S01V0098+HB1330
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0777HB1330+HB1330
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0798HB1330+HB1330
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1574+HB1330

Bill Comments

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