Virginia House Bill 537 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0236)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Dangerous dog registry. Changes the procedure by which dangerous dogs are registered in Virginia. The bill requires an animal control officer, instead of the State Veterinarian, to post dangerous dog registration information on the registry website. It removes the requirement that an animal control officer provide a copy of the registration certificate and verification of compliance of the owner with the registration procedures to the State Veterinarian. The owner of an animal found to be a dangerous dog has to obtain a registration certificate from the local animal control officer or treasurer within 45 days. The current law requires the owner to obtain a certificate within 10 days. The fee for the certificate is increased from $50 to $150 and the $100 registration fee due to the State Veterinarian is eliminated. By January 31 of each year, the certificate has to be updated and renewed by the owner at a fee of $85. A portion of the fees collected goes to the State Veterinarian to maintain the registry.

Dangerous dog registry; changes procedure for registering.

Del. Robert Orrock [R]

2012-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-13		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0236)
2012-03-13		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 236 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-02-28		Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-27		House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-27		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB537ER)
2012-02-27		House: Enrolled
2012-02-22		Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-22		Senate: Read third time
2012-02-21		Senate: Passed by for the day
2012-02-21		Senate: Read third time
2012-02-20		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-16		Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 1-N)
2012-02-07		Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2012-02-07		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2012-02-06		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-06		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-03		House: Read second time and engrossed
2012-02-02		House: Read first time
2012-02-01		House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
2012-01-30		House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2012-01-18		House: Assigned ACNRsub: Agriculture
2012-01-10		House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2012-01-10		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100989D

SB305 (Same As) 2012-03-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	6540	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6542	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB537
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB537+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB537ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0236+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H0101V0002+HB0537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H01V0019+HB0537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0442+HB0537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S01V0069+HB0537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0520HB0537+HB0537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0555HB0537+HB0537