Virginia House Bill 1527 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-01-25 - Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Cats; trap, neuter, and return programs; civil penalty. Authorizes any public or private animal shelter, releasing agency, or hospital or clinic that is operated under the immediate supervision of a duly licensed veterinarian to operate a trap, neuter, and return program (TNR program), as defined in the bill. The bill exempts volunteers of such program from provisions relating to abandonment and licensing of animals and exempts the operator of such a program from general requirements of shelters related to holding periods, release of animals, and recordkeeping. A person who violates certain required provisions for such a program is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $150 brought by any animal control officer, humane investigator, releasing agency, or the State Veterinarian or State Veterinarian's representative.

Cats; trap, neuter, and return programs, civil penalty.

Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

2023-01-25 - House - House: Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-25	House	Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (10-Y 0-N)
2023-01-13	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2023-01-05	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2023-01-05	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102417D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	6500	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6524	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6546	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6551	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6579.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1527
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1527+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1527F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0101V0001+HB1527
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H01V0021+HB1527