Virginia Senate Bill 592 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0707)

Animal protection and fighting; penalty. Provides that engaging in the fighting of any animals is a Class 1 misdemeanor, while dog fighting remains a Class 6 felony. Possession of any materials intended to enhance the ability of animals to fight, permitting a minor to become involved in animal fighting, or wagering on animal fighting raises any such offense to a Class 6 felony. Animals that are the subject of such criminal charges may be forfeited to the locality, but the owner may post bond to retain his ownership interest and repossess the animals if the court issues a finding of not guilty. Law-enforcement officers would be permitted to conduct searches at any time upon the issuance of warrants. Currently, such officers may only conduct searches during the day. This bill is identical to

Animal protection and fighting; broadens penalty.

Sen. Thomas Norment [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-04-14		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0707)
2008-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 707 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-11		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-08		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-08		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB592ER)
2008-03-08		Senate: Enrolled
2008-03-06		Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05		House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (86-Y 7-N)
2008-03-05		House: Passed House with substitute (86-Y 7-N)
2008-03-05		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB592H1
2008-03-05		House: Committee substitute agreed to 083281806-H1
2008-03-05		House: Read third time
2008-03-04		House: Read second time
2008-03-03		House: Committee substitute printed 083281806-H1
2008-02-29		House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2008-02-20		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-20		House: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
2008-02-12		House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2008-02-12		House: Read first time
2008-02-12		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-05		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-05		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-04		Senate: Printed as engrossed 080500806-E
2008-02-04		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB592E
2008-02-04		Senate: Courts of Justice amendments agreed to
2008-02-04		Senate: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources amendments agreed to
2008-02-04		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2008-02-04		Senate: Read second time
2008-02-01		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2008-01-30		Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (12-Y 3-N)
2008-01-29		Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2008-01-28		Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
2008-01-28		Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-09		Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2008-01-09		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080500806

HB656 (Same As) 2008-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0543)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB592