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]
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.
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]
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
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB412ER) |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-04 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB412S1 |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24105740D-S1 |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24105740D-S1 |
| 2024-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | Senate | Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103053D |
