Legislation

Title: Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts
Sponsored by: Delegates Charkoudian, Belcastro, Boyce, R. Lewis, Ruth, and Terrasa
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting a veterinary practitioner from performing certain declawing procedures on a cat unless the procedure is necessary for a therapeutic purpose; authorizing the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to impose certain disciplinary actions on a veterinary practitioner for willful violations of the prohibition; providing that a violation of the Act is a civil offense; and providing that a person who violates the Act is subject to a fine of up to $1,000.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Cross-filed with: SB0067

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0445 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2022

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/30/2021 Legislative Date 9/30/2021 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/12/2022 Legislative Date 1/12/2022 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2022 Legislative Date 1/10/2022 Action Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2022 Legislative Date 3/07/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/02/2022 Action Favorable with Amendments {413526/1 Adopted Proceedings 23 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/02/2022 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 23 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2022 Legislative Date 3/04/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (112-25) Proceedings 25 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2022 Legislative Date 3/01/2022 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2022 Legislative Date 4/06/2022 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2022 Legislative Date 3/25/2022 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2022 Legislative Date 3/25/2022 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2022 Legislative Date 3/26/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (34-12) Proceedings 66AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/30/2022 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/21/2022 Legislative Date 4/21/2022 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/30/2021	9/30/2021	Pre-filed
House	1/12/2022	1/12/2022	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts
House	1/10/2022	1/10/2022	Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/07/2022	3/07/2022	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/08/2022	3/02/2022	Favorable with Amendments {413526/1 Adopted	23 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/08/2022	3/02/2022	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	23 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts
House	3/10/2022	3/04/2022	Third Reading Passed (112-25)	25 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2022	3/01/2022	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2022	4/06/2022	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/06/2022	3/25/2022	Favorable Adopted	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2022	3/25/2022	Second Reading Passed	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2022	3/26/2022	Third Reading Passed (34-12)	66AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2022	3/30/2022	Returned Passed	51 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/21/2022	4/21/2022	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178
			Text - Chapter - Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts

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