Virginia Senate Bill 1390 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Cats; trap, neuter, and return programs; civil penalty. Authorizes any public or private animal shelter, releasing agency, or hospital or clinic that is operated under the immediate supervision of a duly licensed veterinarian to operate a trap, neuter, and return program, as defined in the bill. The bill exempts volunteers of such program from provisions related to abandonment and licensing of animals and exempts the operator from general requirements of shelters related to holding periods, release of animals, and recordkeeping. A person who violates certain required provisions for such a program is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $150 brought by any animal control officer, humane investigator, releasing agency, or the State Veterinarian or State Veterinarian's representative. Cats; trap, neuter, and return programs; civil penalty. Authorizes any public or private animal shelter, releasing agency, or hospital or clinic that is operated under the immediate supervision of a duly licensed veterinarian to operate a trap, neuter, and return program, as defined in the bill. The bill exempts volunteers of such program from provisions related to abandonment and licensing of animals and exempts the operator from general requirements of shelters related to holding periods, release of animals, and recordkeeping. A person who violates certain required provisions for such a program is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $150 brought by any animal control officer, humane investigator, releasing agency, or the State Veterinarian or State Veterinarian's representative.

Cats; trap, neuter, and return programs, civil penalty.

Sen. Lynwood Lewis [D]

2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N) (Y: 26 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
2021-02-05	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2021-02-05	House	Read first time
2021-02-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-02	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
2021-02-01	Senate	Printed as engrossed 21102789D-E
2021-02-01	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1390E
2021-02-01	Senate	Amendment by Senator Stuart rejected
2021-02-01	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2021-02-01	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2021-02-01	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2021-02-01	Senate	Read second time
2021-01-29	Senate	Passed by for the day
2021-01-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2021-01-26	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (11-Y 4-N)
2021-01-18	Senate	Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
2021-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2021-01-13	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102789D

SB1390 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	6500	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6524	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6546	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6551	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6579.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1390
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1390+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1390E+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+SB1390AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+SB1390ASR
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1390F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1390FE122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S01V0037+SB1390
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0161SB1390+SB1390
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0238SB1390+SB1390