VA HB1382 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on November 7 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on November 7 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Declawing cats; prohibition; civil penalty. Makes unlawful the practice of declawing cats except as necessary for a therapeutic purpose, as defined in the bill, and creates a civil penalty of $500 for the first violation, $1,000 for the second violation, and $2,500 for the third or any subsequent violation. The bill also entitles any animal control officer, humane investigator, or state or local law-enforcement officer to bring a civil action for a violation of this section.
Title
Cats; prohibition on declawing, civil penalty.
Sponsors
| Del. Wendy Gooditis [D] | Del. Karrie Delaney [D] | Del. Kaye Kory [D] | Sen. Danica Roem [D] |
| Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D] |
Roll Calls
2023-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-07 | House | Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 2023-01-18 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) |
| 2023-01-13 | House | Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture |
| 2022-11-07 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 2022-11-07 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100447D |
