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]
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.
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]
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
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2022-03-22 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022 |
| 2022-03-11 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2022-03-10 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2022-03-10 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1330ER) |
| 2022-03-10 | House | Enrolled |
| 2022-03-08 | House | VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 4-N) |
| 2022-03-08 | House | Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 4-N) |
| 2022-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-03-04 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2022-03-04 | Senate | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 2022-03-04 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2022-03-04 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2022-03-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-03-01 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-16 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 2022-02-16 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2022-02-15 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-15 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-14 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1330H1 |
| 2022-02-14 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 22105828D-H1 |
| 2022-02-14 | House | Read second time |
| 2022-02-11 | House | Read first time |
| 2022-02-09 | House | Committee substitute printed 22105828D-H1 |
| 2022-02-09 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-01-31 | House | Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture |
| 2022-01-21 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 2022-01-21 | House | Presented and ordered printed 22104490D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 6546 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 3 | 2 | 6549 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 3 | 2 | 6585.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
