VA SB412 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 28 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-28 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Rabies clinics; animal vaccination and microchip services. Allows rabies clinics approved by local health departments and governing bodies to offer microchipping and additional animal health vaccines at the discretion of the licensed veterinarian or veterinarians participating in the clinic. The bill requires any licensed veterinarian who administers animal health vaccinations at the clinic to provide the owner or custodian of an animal a vaccination record for each vaccinated animal and ensure that a licensed veterinary establishment retains a copy of each vaccination record. The bill allows licensed veterinary technicians to administer animal health vaccines at a rabies clinic under the immediate and direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian on the premises unless otherwise provided by regulations. The bill requires local health departments to submit a report to the Department of Health no later than December 31 of each year that includes (i) the number and location of rabies clinics approved and (ii) the number and type of vaccinations administered, the number of microchips administered, and the number of veterinarians and veterinary technicians in attendance at each clinic to determine the type of service utilized. Rabies clinics; animal vaccination and microchip services. Allows rabies clinics approved by local health departments and governing bodies to offer microchipping and additional animal health vaccines at the discretion of the licensed veterinarian or veterinarians participating in the clinic. The bill requires any licensed veterinarian who administers animal health vaccinations at the clinic to provide the owner or custodian of an animal a vaccination record for each vaccinated animal and ensure that a licensed veterinary establishment retains a copy of each vaccination record. The bill allows licensed veterinary technicians to administer animal health vaccines at a rabies clinic under the immediate and direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian on the premises unless otherwise provided by regulations. The bill requires local health departments to submit a report to the Department of Health no later than December 31 of each year that includes (i) the number and location of rabies clinics approved and (ii) the number and type of vaccinations administered, the number of microchips administered, and the number of veterinarians and veterinary technicians in attendance at each clinic to determine the type of service utilized.

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Title

Rabies clinics; animal vaccination and microchip services.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-28 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)
2024-03-28 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-08SenateSigned by President
2024-03-07HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-07SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB412ER)
2024-03-07SenateEnrolled
2024-03-04HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
2024-03-04HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2024-03-04HouseRead third time
2024-03-01HouseRead second time
2024-02-28HouseReported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
2024-02-21HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
2024-02-16HouseAssigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2024-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2024-02-13HouseRead first time
2024-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-02-05SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-02SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB412S1
2024-02-02SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 24105740D-S1
2024-02-02SenateReading of substitute waived
2024-02-02SenateRead second time
2024-02-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-01-30SenateCommittee substitute printed 24105740D-S1
2024-01-30SenateReported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-23SenateAssigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
2024-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2024-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103053D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
326523.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB412
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB412+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB412S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB412ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0241+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24105740D.pdf
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB412F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB412FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB412FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S01V0037+SB0412
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0184SB0412+SB0412
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0199SB0412+SB0412
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0101V0025+SB0412
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H01V0102+SB0412
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1418+SB0412

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