Virginia House Bill 157 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-12-02 - Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; guidance documents. Requires that guidance documents developed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services be approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture. The bill also requires the Department to submit the guidance document to the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry. The bill specifies that the guidance document has no force of law and cannot be the basis for denial or approval of the operation of a private animal shelter and requires every approved guidance document to be posted on the Department's website.

Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of; approval of guidance document prior to adoption.

Del. Robert Orrock [R]

2016-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2017 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-02	Senate	Left in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2016-02-25	Senate	Continued to 2017 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
2016-02-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2016-02-09	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-08	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-08	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-05	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB157H1
2016-02-05	House	Committee substitute agreed to 16104780D-H1
2016-02-05	House	Read second time
2016-02-04	House	Read first time
2016-02-03	House	Committee substitute printed 16104780D-H1
2016-02-03	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2016-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2016-01-13	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2015-12-22	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2015-12-22	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100492D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	6501	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB157
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB157+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB157H1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H0101C0010+HB0157
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H01C0024+HB0157
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HC0301+HB0157
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S01C0074+HB0157