SB856
Cats and dogs; authorizes local government to provide for lifetime licenses.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Cats and dogs; lifetime licenses.
Authorizes the governing body of a county or city to provide for a lifetime dog or cat license. The bill also removes the minimum annual tax for a dog or cat, sets the maximum tax for a lifetime license at $50, and limits the fee for a duplicate dog or ... (More) cat tag to $1. This bill is identical to HB 1477. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/04/2016 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101869D
- 12/04/2016 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/12/2017 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/13/2017 - Senate: Impact statement from DHCD (SB856)
- 01/16/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/2017 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/18/2017 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2017 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/2017 - House: Read first time
- 01/30/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/08/2017 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2017 - House: Read second time
- 02/10/2017 - House: Read third time
- 02/10/2017 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/10/2017 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/10/2017 - House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2017 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2017 - Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 02/15/2017 - House: House insisted on amendments
- 02/15/2017 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/17/2017 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2017 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/17/2017 - Senate: Senators: Hanger, Suetterlein, Mason
- 02/20/2017 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2017 - House: Delegates: Orrock, Poindexter, Keam
- 02/23/2017 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/24/2017 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2017 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/24/2017 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/07/2017 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2017 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB856ER)
- 03/07/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/2017 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
- 03/13/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/16/2017 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/16/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0567)
