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2019 SESSION

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SB 1025 Companion animals; adequate shelter and space.

Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Tethering of animals; adequate shelter and space. Provides that in order to meet the requirement that an animal be given adequate space, a tether must be at least three times the length of the animal or 10 feet in length, whichever is greater, and not cause injury or pain, weigh more than one-tenth of the animal's body weight, or have weights or heavy objects attached to it. Current law requires that the tether be at least three times the length of the animal. The bill exempts agricultural animals from provisions of the law related to tethering. The bill defines "adequate shelter" to mean the provision of shelter that, during hot weather, is shaded and does not readily conduct heat and, during cold weather, has a windbreak at its entrance and provides sufficient bedding material.

FULL TEXT

• 10/17/18  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100082D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/22/19  Senate: Printed as engrossed 19100082D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/13/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19106905D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/19  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1025ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/29/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0848)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• Senate amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 10/17/18  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100082D
• 10/17/18  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/17/19  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (7-Y 6-N)
• 01/21/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/19  Senate: Read second time
• 01/22/19  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/22/19  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/22/19  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1025E
• 01/22/19  Senate: Printed as engrossed 19100082D-E
• 01/23/19  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/24/19  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
• 01/29/19  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/29/19  House: Read first time
• 01/29/19  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 02/12/19  House: Referred from Rules by voice vote
• 02/12/19  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/12/19  House: Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #3
• 02/13/19  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
• 02/13/19  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
• 02/13/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19106905D-H1
• 02/14/19  House: Read second time
• 02/15/19  House: Read third time
• 02/15/19  House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106905D-H1
• 02/15/19  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1025H1
• 02/15/19  House: Passed House with substitute (71-Y 24-N)
• 02/15/19  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (71-Y 24-N)
• 02/19/19  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
• 02/19/19  Senate: Title replaced 19106905D-H1
• 02/22/19  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/22/19  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1025ER)
• 02/22/19  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/22/19  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/19  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
• 03/04/19  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
• 03/22/19  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/03/19  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (19-Y 19-N)
• 04/03/19  Senate: Chair votes Yes
• 04/03/19  Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (37-Y 1-N)
• 04/03/19  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #1 and #2 (25-Y 13-N)
• 04/03/19  Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #3 (17-Y 21-N)
• 04/03/19  House: House rejected Governor's recommendations #1 and #2 (34-Y 64-N)
• 04/03/19  House: VOTE: REJECTED (34-Y 64-N)
• 04/03/19  House: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to
• 04/03/19  House: House rejected Governor's recommendations # 1 and #2 (39-Y 60-N)
• 04/03/19  House: VOTE: REJECTED #2 (39-Y 60-N)
• 04/03/19  Senate: Communicated to Governor
• 04/03/19  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 3, 2019
• 04/29/19  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 848 (effective 7/1/19)
• 04/29/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0848)