Virginia House Bill 2483 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2023 - 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 (Introduced) [HTML]

Elephants; pain-inflicting training tools prohibited; penalty. Adds elephants to the definition of "dangerous captive animal." The bill also prohibits (i) the use of a bullhook, ankus, baseball bat, axe handle, pitchfork, or similar instrument or a tool designed to inflict pain for the purpose of training or controlling the behavior of an elephant and (ii) poking an elephant with such an instrument or tool for the purpose of training or controlling the behavior of the elephant. A violation is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Elephants; pain-inflicting training tools prohibited, penalty.

Del. Kaye Kory [D]

2023-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2023-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)
2023-01-24	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2023-01-20	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2023-01-20	House	Presented and ordered printed 23103902D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	6570.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6594	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2483
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2483+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105354D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2483F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0101V0013+HB2483