2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 941

CHAPTER NUMBER: 250 File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1145/04 - JUD Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 347
Sponsored By:
Delegates McComas, Aumann, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Boteler, Boutin, Bronrott, Carter, V. Clagett, Eckardt, Elliott, Frush, Glassman, Haddaway, Hennessy, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Mayer, McDonough, Menes, Miller, Montgomery, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, and Weldon
Entitled:
Injury to or Death of Pet - Damages

Synopsis:

Establishing that a person who tortiously causes an injury to or death of a pet is liable to the owner of the pet for compensatory damages of not more than $7,500; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Judiciary
2/9
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Special Order 3/2 (Delegate Hubbard) Adopted
3/2

Floor Amendment (Delegate Hubbard) Rejected (30-85)
Second Reading Passed
3/4
Third Reading Passed (128-1)
4/9
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (133-2)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/7
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/8
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-3)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 250

Sponsored by:

Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate W. Louis Hennessy, District 28
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate William D. Mayer, District 35B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
DAMAGES
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 11-110 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 903722/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 2, 2005   at: 10:36 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Senate
Number: 708174/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005   at: 11:49 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 2, 2005: Floor Amendment (Hubbard) {903722/1 Rejected (30-85)
March 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (128-1)
April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed (133-2)
Senate
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (44-3)