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type: "Bill"
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title: "Animal cruelty; companion animals, penalty."
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description: "Animal cruelty; companion animals; penalty. Clarifies that dogs and cats in the possession of a person who or an entity that breeds dogs or cats for sale or transfer to an animal research facility are considered companion animals for the purposes of animal cruelty statutes. The bill also provides that breeding dogs or cats for sale or transfer to a research facility, or breeding dogs or cats within a research facility, does not constitute bona fide scientific or medical experimentation for purposes of animal cruelty statutes. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act and do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2023 Session of the General Assembly."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "SB 604"
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citation: "Virginia SB 604 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["William M. Stanley, Jr."]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 44
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2022-01-12"
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last_action: "2022-04-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1d34712-5d3d-498e-87c5-16814059668e"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB604"
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source_hash: "68352e370d254e7fb0faace950d3429b430c510f35eb23f36ab2170a5adf1dc0"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 604 (2022) — Animal cruelty; companion animals, penalty.
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Animal cruelty; companion animals; penalty. Clarifies that dogs and cats in the possession of a person who or an entity that breeds dogs or cats for sale or transfer to an animal research facility are considered companion animals for the purposes of animal cruelty statutes. The bill also provides that breeding dogs or cats for sale or transfer to a research facility, or breeding dogs or cats within a research facility, does not constitute bona fide scientific or medical experimentation for purposes of animal cruelty statutes. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act and do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2023 Session of the General Assembly.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0092** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0092)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22107018D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB604H1)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104107D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB604)
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4. **Printed as engrossed 22104107D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB604E)
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5. **SB604ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB604ER)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- William M. Stanley, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104107D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-14** Impact statement from VCSC (SB604)
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- **2022-01-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB604)
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- **2022-02-01** Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-03** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-08** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-08** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-10** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-14** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2022-02-14** Committee amendment agreed to
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- **2022-02-14** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2022-02-14** Committee amendment agreed to
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- **2022-02-14** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB604E
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- **2022-02-14** Printed as engrossed 22104107D-E
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- **2022-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-14** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-02-18** Impact statement from DPB (SB604E)
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- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar
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- **2022-02-22** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-22** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-22** Impact statement from VCSC (SB604E)
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- **2022-02-22** Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-02** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-02** Committee substitute printed 22107018D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2022-03-03** Impact statement from DPB (SB604H1)
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- **2022-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-07** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-07** Committee substitute agreed to 22107018D-H1
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- **2022-03-07** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB604H1
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- **2022-03-07** Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-07** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-08** House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-08** Title replaced 22107018D-H1
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- **2022-03-10** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-10** Impact statement from DPB (SB604ER)
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- **2022-03-10** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-10** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-05** Approved by Governor-Chapter 92 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1d34712-5d3d-498e-87c5-16814059668e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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