VA HB140 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Cruelty to animals. Narrows the exemption to animal cruelty penalties available to the owner of a dog or cat when his dog or cat is attacked on his property by a dog. Currently, that exemption allows the owner of the injured dog or cat to use all reasonable and necessary force against the attacking dog. The amendment clarifies that "attack" shall only be construed to mean an actual injury or death has occurred to an owner's dog or cat, and not the mere threat thereof.
Title
Animal cruelty; narrows exemption to penalties available to owner of dog or cat.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2010-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 18 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N) (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N) (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-16 | House: Left in Courts of Justice | |
| 2010-01-29 | House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal | |
| 2010-01-28 | House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | |
| 2010-01-28 | House: Motion to refer to committee agreed to | |
| 2010-01-28 | House: Read first time | |
| 2010-01-27 | House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (17-Y 5-N) | |
| 2010-01-25 | House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 2-N) | |
| 2010-01-20 | House: Assigned ACNRsub: #1 Agriculture | |
| 2010-01-05 | House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | |
| 2010-01-05 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101554D | |
| 2010-01-05 | House: Introduced by request |
