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Bill Dealers; prohibits sale of dogs or cats for experimental purposes. Dealers; sale of dogs or cats for experimental purposes. Prohibits a dealer or commercial dog or cat breeder, as defined in the bill, from importing for sale, selling, or offering for sale a dog or cat bred by a person who has received certain citations pursuant to the federal Animal Welfare Act. Current law only prohibits such activities related to the sale of dogs. The bill also clarifies that selling includes selling the dog or cat for experimental purposes. Certain provisions of the bill apply only to violations occurring on or after March 1, 2023. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 SB 87 Virginia SB 87 (2022)
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Virginia SB 87 (2022) — Dealers; prohibits sale of dogs or cats for experimental purposes.

Dealers; sale of dogs or cats for experimental purposes. Prohibits a dealer or commercial dog or cat breeder, as defined in the bill, from importing for sale, selling, or offering for sale a dog or cat bred by a person who has received certain citations pursuant to the federal Animal Welfare Act. Current law only prohibits such activities related to the sale of dogs. The bill also clarifies that selling includes selling the dog or cat for experimental purposes. Certain provisions of the bill apply only to violations occurring on or after March 1, 2023.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0095 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 22106321D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 22107366D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101357D (committee substitute) — source
  5. Printed as engrossed 22106321D-ES1 (committee substitute) — source
  6. SB87ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 380 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (9-Y 0-N) — 90 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) — 100 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N) — 970 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • William M. Stanley, Jr. — primary (person)
  • Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
  • Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
  • Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-05 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101357D introduction
  • 2022-01-05 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2022-01-19 Impact statement from DPB (SB87)
  • 2022-02-01 Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals referral-committee
  • 2022-02-08 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (9-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-08 Committee substitute printed 22106321D-S1 substitution
  • 2022-02-09 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-10 Passed by for the day
  • 2022-02-11 Impact statement from DPB (SB87S1)
  • 2022-02-11 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-02-11 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2022-02-11 Committee substitute agreed to 22106321D-S1
  • 2022-02-11 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2022-02-11 Amendment by Senator Stanley agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2022-02-11 Passed by for the day
  • 2022-02-14 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-02-14 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB87ES1
  • 2022-02-14 Printed as engrossed 22106321D-ES1
  • 2022-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-14 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-02-17 Impact statement from DPB (SB87ES1)
  • 2022-02-21 Placed on Calendar
  • 2022-02-21 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-21 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources referral-committee
  • 2022-02-21 Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture referral-committee
  • 2022-02-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-02 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-03-02 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-03-02 Committee substitute printed 22107366D-H1 substitution
  • 2022-03-03 Impact statement from DPB (SB87H1)
  • 2022-03-04 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-03-07 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-03-07 Committee substitute agreed to 22107366D-H1
  • 2022-03-07 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB87H1
  • 2022-03-07 Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-03-07 VOTE: Passage (98-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-08 House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-08 Title replaced 22107366D-H1
  • 2022-03-10 Enrolled
  • 2022-03-10 Impact statement from DPB (SB87ER)
  • 2022-03-10 Signed by President
  • 2022-03-10 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
  • 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
  • 2022-04-05 Approved by Governor-Chapter 95 (effective 7/1/22 - see bill) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/96d31d9f-8371-4733-b802-a9b351359b91. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).