republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/sb-786.md

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Bill	Animal shelters; housing conditions.	Animal shelters; housing conditions. Requires certain housing, space, and care conditions for an animal that is confined by the operator or custodian of a public or private animal shelter or releasing agency during an applicable stray hold period. The bill requires different conditions after such stray hold period ends, including requirements related to materials and construction of facilities, indoor and outdoor enclosures, and separation of certain animals. The bill also requires any regulation by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services that applies to an animal not subject to a stray hold period to not be so restrictive as to fail to allow for adequate care, exercise, and space, including meaningful indoor and outdoor recreation for the animal.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	SB 786	Virginia SB 786 (2020)	bill		enacted	Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr.	4	29	6	2020-01-08	2020-04-10	openstates	ocd-bill/57e634fa-fe4c-4a60-9431-f0d452a99782	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB786	708fe6ac1446b468ace16784fc782fc8ead4dcf0b449d1c23b30737e3dfe2859	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 786 (2020) — Animal shelters; housing conditions.

Animal shelters; housing conditions. Requires certain housing, space, and care conditions for an animal that is confined by the operator or custodian of a public or private animal shelter or releasing agency during an applicable stray hold period. The bill requires different conditions after such stray hold period ends, including requirements related to materials and construction of facilities, indoor and outdoor enclosures, and separation of certain animals. The bill also requires any regulation by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services that applies to an animal not subject to a stray hold period to not be so restrictive as to fail to allow for adequate care, exercise, and space, including meaningful indoor and outdoor recreation for the animal.

Version chain

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

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1109) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB786ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Engrossed by Senate as amended SB786E (committee substitute) — source
4. Engrossed by Senate as amended SB786E (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105267D introduction
• 2020-01-08 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2020-01-21 Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals referral-committee
• 2020-01-28 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2020-01-30 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 2020-01-31 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-01-31 Reading of amendment waived
• 2020-01-31 Committee amendment agreed to
• 2020-01-31 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB786E
• 2020-01-31 Printed as engrossed 20105267D-E
• 2020-02-03 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2020-02-06 Impact statement from DPB (SB786E)
• 2020-02-13 Placed on Calendar
• 2020-02-13 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-02-13 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2020-02-13 Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture referral-committee
• 2020-02-19 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-26 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-28 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-03-02 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-03-02 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99--Y 0-N) passage
• 2020-03-02 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 2020-03-06 Enrolled
• 2020-03-06 Impact statement from DPB (SB786ER)
• 2020-03-06 Signed by President
• 2020-03-06 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 2020-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1109 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/57e634fa-fe4c-4a60-9431-f0d452a99782. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).