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type: "Bill"
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title: "Boarding establishments; work group to consider whether to propose state license, etc."
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description: "Grooming and boarding establishments; inspections by animal control officers. Allows an animal control officer to inspect a grooming or boarding establishment that is not regulated by the Board of Veterinary Medicine with the consent of the owner or person in charge or pursuant to a warrant upon a receipt of a complaint or twice annually upon their own motion to ensure compliance with state animal care laws and regulations. The bill requires an animal control officer, a law-enforcement officer, or the State Veterinarian to obtain the consent of the owner or person in charge of any business premises of any dealer, pet shop, groomer, or boarding establishment to investigate allegations of a complaint of a suspected violation of state or local animal care laws. Current law does not require such consent to investigate allegations of a complaint. The bill allows an animal control officer to search a building or place pursuant to a warrant after making a sworn statement regarding any potential violations of the cruelty to animals laws. Current law only allows a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer to conduct such a search. The bill also directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to, in consultation with the State Veterinarian, convene a work group to consider whether to propose a state license and other regulatory requirements for animal boarding establishments similar to the current licensing requirements for animal shelters and submit its report of such findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 1051."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 2313"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2313 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alfonso H. Lopez"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2025-01-08"
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last_action: "2025-04-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/245fd568-11c3-400a-8e1b-3eff2daf7442"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2313"
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source_hash: "f76487b0a51fe8b1b79b7904917d3b22ee6e84806481cc13c4d05ede146eedfc"
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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 HB 2313 (2025) — Boarding establishments; work group to consider whether to propose state license, etc.
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Grooming and boarding establishments; inspections by animal control officers. Allows an animal control officer to inspect a grooming or boarding establishment that is not regulated by the Board of Veterinary Medicine with the consent of the owner or person in charge or pursuant to a warrant upon a receipt of a complaint or twice annually upon their own motion to ensure compliance with state animal care laws and regulations. The bill requires an animal control officer, a law-enforcement officer, or the State Veterinarian to obtain the consent of the owner or person in charge of any business premises of any dealer, pet shop, groomer, or boarding establishment to investigate allegations of a complaint of a suspected violation of state or local animal care laws. Current law does not require such consent to investigate allegations of a complaint. The bill allows an animal control officer to search a building or place pursuant to a warrant after making a sworn statement regarding any potential violations of the cruelty to animals laws. Current law only allows a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer to conduct such a search. The bill also directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to, in consultation with the State Veterinarian, convene a work group to consider whether to propose a state license and other regulatory requirements for animal boarding establishments similar to the current licensing requirements for animal shelters and submit its report of such findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 1051.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015850.PDF)
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2. **Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026625.PDF)
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3. **Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1048715.PDF)
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4. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079107.PDF)
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5. **Governor Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074493.PDF)
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6. **Governor's Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073670.HTML)
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7. **Reenrolled** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1075178.PDF)
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8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059336.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- House concurred in Governor's recommendation (79-Y 15-N) — **79–15** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed House (72-Y 26-N) — **72–26** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate substitute agreed to by House (70-Y 27-N) — **70–27** (pass) · lower
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — primary (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103312D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-08** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-17** Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-22** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2025-01-24** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2313)
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- **2025-01-29** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-29** Committee substitute printed 25105093D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2025-01-29** Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-31** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-02** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-03** Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-02-03** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-04** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
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- **2025-02-04** Read third time and passed House (72-Y 26-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-11** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-11** Committee substitute printed 25107288D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2025-02-13** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-13** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-14** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-14** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2025-02-14** Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-02-14** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-14** Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Senate substitute agreed to by House (70-Y 27-N) `substitution`
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- **2025-02-20** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-20** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2313ER) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2313)
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- **2025-02-20** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-02-23** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-05** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's substitute printed (HB2313H2)
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- **2025-04-02** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (79-Y 15-N)
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- **2025-04-02** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-04-02** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-02** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-02** Reenrolled bill text (HB2313ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-02** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Enacted, Chapter 660 (Effective 07/01/25) `became-law`
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- **2025-04-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0660)
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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/245fd568-11c3-400a-8e1b-3eff2daf7442`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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