Virginia Senate Bill 916

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 17 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-12 - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Sale of dogs and cats by pet shops; consumer education; work group; report. Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) to convene a work group to analyze and evaluate currently collected data on the sale of dogs and cats by pet shops to identify what information a pet shop shall make available to a prospective dog or cat owner. The bill requires the work group to include representatives from animal welfare organizations, pet shops that sell dogs and cats, and any other relevant stakeholders the Department deems appropriate. The bill requires the Department to submit a report on the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources no later than November 1, 2025.

Local ordinances; regulation of pet shops.

Sen. Saddam Salim [D]

2025-02-12 - House - Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-20 - Senate - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-20 - Senate - Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-20 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-01-16 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-14 - Senate - Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-12	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
2025-02-07	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2025-02-05	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2025-02-05	House	Read first time
2025-02-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2025-01-20	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2025-01-20	Senate	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate
2025-01-20	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2025-01-17	Senate	Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
2025-01-17	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB916S1
2025-01-17	Senate	Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
2025-01-17	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2025-01-17	Senate	Read second time
2025-01-16	Senate	Passed by for the day
2025-01-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2025-01-16	Senate	Rules suspended
2025-01-14	Senate	Committee substitute printed 25104958D-S1
2025-01-14	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
2025-01-14	Senate	Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
2025-01-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2025-01-05	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103882D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB916
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB916/text/SB916
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB916/text/SB916SC1
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB916/text/SB916S1
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB916/20251/S01V74
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB916/20251/SV42
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB916/20251/SV61
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB916/20251/SV66
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB916/20251/SV67
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB916/20251/H01001V2512648