---
type: "Bill"
title: "Harassing animals; certain species."
description: "Disturbing animals; certain species. Changesfrom \"molest\" to \"disturb\" the term used in describing certain unlawfulacts against animals of certain species."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1074"
citation: "Virginia HB 1074 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dawn M. Adams"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-07"
last_action: "2020-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96e50423-181d-4b9d-baea-aee085476ded"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1074"
source_hash: "1056c853e218fac5f6d8581227db0439d6ad8e3fe57a4d73ca02a81197ed75be"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1074 (2020) — Harassing animals; certain species.

Disturbing animals; certain species. Changesfrom "molest" to "disturb" the term used in describing certain unlawfulacts against animals of certain species.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0315)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1074ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1074ER)
3. **Engrossed by House as amended HB1074E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1074E)
4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1074)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1074)

## Votes

- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dawn M. Adams — primary (person)
- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101987D `introduction`
- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB1074)
- **2020-01-22** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-29** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-31** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-03** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2020-02-03** Engrossed by House as amended HB1074E
- **2020-02-03** Printed as engrossed 20101987D-E
- **2020-02-04** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-04** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-05** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Impact statement from DPB (HB1074E)
- **2020-02-18** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-21** Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-26** Enrolled
- **2020-02-26** Impact statement from DPB (HB1074ER)
- **2020-02-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-02-27** Signed by President
- **2020-03-05** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
- **2020-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Approved by Governor-Chapter 315 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96e50423-181d-4b9d-baea-aee085476ded`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).