Virginia House Bill 764 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0453)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Domesticated animal premises; liability for transmission of domesticated animal pathogen. Provides that no owner or operator of a domesticated animal premises, defined in the bill, shall be liable for damages arising from a claim by a person visiting such premises alleging injury or death caused by a domesticated animal pathogen if the owner or operator took reasonable precautions to prevent the transmission of such pathogen. The bill also requires the posting of a warning sign and the provision of a hand-washing station at the premises and provides that liability may arise if the person proves that no warning sign was posted or hand-washing station provided as required. The provision of the bill protecting the owner or operator from liability shall not apply if the transmission of the pathogen was due to the owner's or operator's gross negligence, willful and wanton conduct, or intentional act.

Domesticated animal premises; liability for transmission of domesticated animal pathogen.

Del. Robert Orrock [R]

2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 2-N) (Y: 35 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 1-N) (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (77-Y 19-N) (Y: 77 N: 19 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 2-N) (Y: 19 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0453)
2020-03-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 453 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-06	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-06	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-05	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB764ER)
2020-03-05	House	Enrolled
2020-02-28	Senate	Passed Senate (35-Y 2-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-25	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 1-N)
2020-02-17	Senate	Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
2020-02-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-10	House	VOTE: Passage (77-Y 19-N)
2020-02-10	House	Read third time and passed House (77-Y 19-N)
2020-02-07	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB764H1
2020-02-07	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20106316D-H1
2020-02-07	House	Read second time
2020-02-06	House	Read first time
2020-02-05	House	Committee substitute printed 20106316D-H1
2020-02-05	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
2020-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-17	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2020-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101605D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	6403	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB764
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB764+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB764H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB764ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0453+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0101V0019+HB0764
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H01V0143+HB0764
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0722+HB0764
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S01V0122+HB0764
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1203HB0764+HB0764
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1279HB0764+HB0764