VA SB279 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0614)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Vicious dogs. Requires a law-enforcement officer or animal control officer to apply to a magistrate for a summons for a vicious dog if such officer is located in either the jurisdiction where the vicious dog resides or in the jurisdiction where the vicious dog committed one of the acts set forth in the definition of a vicious dog. Current law requires such action only if the law-enforcement officer or animal control officer is located in the jurisdiction where the vicious dog resides. The bill also requires any evidentiary hearing or appeal to be held not less than 30 days from the date of the summons or appeal, unless good cause is found by the court. Vicious dogs. Requires a law-enforcement officer or animal control officer to apply to a magistrate for a summons for a vicious dog if such officer is located in either the jurisdiction where the vicious dog resides or in the jurisdiction where the vicious dog committed one of the acts set forth in the definition of a vicious dog. Current law requires such action only if the law-enforcement officer or animal control officer is located in the jurisdiction where the vicious dog resides. The bill also requires any evidentiary hearing or appeal to be held not less than 30 days from the date of the summons or appeal, unless good cause is found by the court.

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Title

Vicious dogs; law-enforcement officer, etc., to apply to a magistrate for a summons, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-03-07 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-03-02 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N) (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate SB279E (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-04-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0614)
2022-04-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 614 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-22SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
2022-03-10HouseSigned by Speaker
2022-03-10SenateSigned by President
2022-03-10SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB279ER)
2022-03-10SenateEnrolled
2022-03-07HouseVOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2022-03-07HousePassed House (98-Y 0-N)
2022-03-07HouseRead third time
2022-03-04HouseRead second time
2022-03-02HouseReported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (18-Y 4-N)
2022-02-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
2022-02-22HouseAssigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2022-02-22HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2022-02-22HouseRead first time
2022-02-22HousePlaced on Calendar
2022-02-10SenatePassed Senate SB279E
2022-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-10SenatePrinted as engrossed 22101323D-E
2022-02-10SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB279E
2022-02-10SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2022-02-10SenateReading of amendment waived
2022-02-10SenateRead second time
2022-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2022-02-08SenateReported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (10-Y 0-N)
2022-01-24SenateAssigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
2022-01-11SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2022-01-11SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101323D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
326540.1(n/a)See Bill Text
326569(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB279
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB279+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB279E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB279ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0614+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105338A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+amd+SB279AS
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB279F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB279FE122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB279FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S01V0046+SB0279
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0295SB0279+SB0279
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0315SB0279+SB0279
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0316SB0279+SB0279
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0101V0024+SB0279
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H01V0115+SB0279
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1509+SB0279

Bill Comments

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