VA HB1768 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-22 - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-22 - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Possession, sale, transfer, or breeding of nonhuman primates prohibited; penalties. Prohibits the possession, sale, transfer, or breeding of nonhuman primates and controls the ownership of such primates already in the Commonwealth. The bill exempts from the prohibition certain institutions, qualified transporters passing through the Commonwealth, those in possession of a state or federal exhibitor's license, and those in lawful possession of a nonhuman primate prior to July 1, 2026, subject to certain conditions. The bill also provides a procedure for the seizure of a primate in certain circumstances. Any violation of the provisions of the bill is a Class 1 misdemeanor or, for a willful act or omission in the care, control, or containment of a nonhuman primate, a Class 6 felony.
Title
Possession, sale, transfer, or breeding of nonhuman primates prohibited; penalties.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-01-22 - House - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1768) |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture |
| 2025-01-13 | House | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1768) |
| 2025-01-05 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 2025-01-05 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102014D |
