Legislation

Title: Veterinary Practitioners - Animal Cruelty and Animal Fighting - Reporting
Sponsored by: Delegates Frush, Angel, Chang, Ciliberti, Healey, Luedtke, Malone, Robinson, Rosenberg, Saab, Vogt, and Waldstreicher
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring a veterinary practitioner who has reason to believe that an animal that has been treated by the veterinary practitioner has been subjected to cruelty or fighting in violation of specified provisions of law to report the suspected animal cruelty or animal fighting to the appropriate law enforcement agency or county animal control agency in a timely manner; authorizing the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to impose specified disciplinary actions on a veterinary practitioner under specified circumstances; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2017 Legislative Date 2/10/2017 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Veterinary Practitioners - Animal Cruelty and Animal Fighting - Reporting Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2017 Legislative Date 2/13/2017 Action Hearing 3/01 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 3/18/2017 Legislative Date 3/18/2017 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2017 Legislative Date 3/15/2017 Action Favorable with Amendments {760315/1 Adopted Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2017 Legislative Date 3/15/2017 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Veterinary Practitioners - Animal Cruelty and Animal Fighting - Reporting Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2017 Legislative Date 3/17/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (118-15) Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2017 Legislative Date 3/17/2017 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 46AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2017 Legislative Date 3/22/2017 Action Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2017 Legislative Date 4/07/2017 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/02/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/02/2017 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/03/2017 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 63AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2017 Legislative Date 4/04/2017 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/04/2017 Legislative Date 5/04/2017 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Veterinary Practitioners - Animal Cruelty and Animal Fighting - Reporting Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/10/2017	2/10/2017	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Veterinary Practitioners - Animal Cruelty and Animal Fighting - Reporting
House	2/13/2017	2/13/2017	Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2017	3/18/2017	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/18/2017	3/15/2017	Favorable with Amendments {760315/1 Adopted	49 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2017	3/15/2017	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	49 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Veterinary Practitioners - Animal Cruelty and Animal Fighting - Reporting
House	3/20/2017	3/17/2017	Third Reading Passed (118-15)	51 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2017	3/17/2017	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	46AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/22/2017	3/22/2017	Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2017	4/07/2017	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/10/2017	4/02/2017	Favorable Adopted	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2017	4/02/2017	Second Reading Passed	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2017	4/03/2017	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	63AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2017	4/04/2017	Returned Passed	69 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/04/2017	5/04/2017	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417
			Text - Chapter - Veterinary Practitioners - Animal Cruelty and Animal Fighting - Reporting

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