HB 1874

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 03, 2019
  • Passed House Feb 05, 2019
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 18, 2019

Cruelty to animals; increases penalty.

Abstract

Provides that any person who tortures, willfully inflicts inhumane injury or pain not connected with bona fide scientific or medical experimentation, or cruelly and unnecessarily beats, maims, or mutilates any dog or cat that is a companion animal whether belonging to him or another and as a direct result causes serious bodily injury to such dog or cat is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Current law requires that the animal die for the person to be guilty of the felony. This bill is identical to

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Mar 18, 2019

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 536 (effective 7/1/19)

Mar 11, 2019

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

Mar 09, 2019

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2019

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 22, 2019

House

Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 1-N)

House

Conference substitute printed 19107614D-H2

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

Feb 21, 2019

House

Senate substitute rejected by House 19107369D-S2 (0-Y 99-N)

House

House acceded to request

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

House

Conferees appointed by House

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 20, 2019

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 19107369D-S2

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Committee substitute rejected 19107355D-S1

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1874S2

Feb 18, 2019

Senate

Reconsidered by Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

Senate

Rereferred to Finance

Feb 06, 2019

Senate

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 05, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N)

Feb 04, 2019

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1874H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 19106243D-H1

House

Read second time

Feb 03, 2019

House

Read first time

Jan 29, 2019

House

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

Jan 03, 2019

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102784D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted HTML
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102784D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 19106243D-H1 HTML
Senate: Committee substitute printed 19107369D-S2 HTML
Senate: Committee substitute printed 19107355D-S1 HTML
House: Conference substitute printed 19107614D-H2 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1874ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536) HTML

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