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SB 261 Left in Appropriations

Cruelty to animals; malicious killing of a dog or cat, penalty.

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25 actions
  1. Mar 10, 2026 lower
    Left in Appropriations
  2. Mar 9, 2026 lower
    Rereferred to Appropriations
  3. Mar 9, 2026 lower
    Motion to rerefer to Appropriations agreed to
  4. Mar 6, 2026 lower
    Read second time
  5. Mar 4, 2026 lower
    Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
  6. Mar 3, 2026 lower
    Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
  7. Mar 2, 2026 lower
    Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)
  8. Feb 20, 2026 lower
    Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
  9. Feb 18, 2026 lower
    Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
  10. Feb 12, 2026 lower
    Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  11. Feb 12, 2026 lower
    Read first time
  12. Feb 12, 2026 lower
    Placed on Calendar
  13. Feb 9, 2026 upper
    Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  14. Feb 6, 2026 upper
    Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
  15. Feb 6, 2026 upper
    Read second time
  16. Feb 5, 2026 upper
    Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
  17. Feb 5, 2026 upper
    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  18. Feb 5, 2026 upper
    Rules suspended
  19. Feb 4, 2026 upper
    Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
  20. Jan 27, 2026 upper
    Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
  21. Jan 23, 2026 upper
    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB261)
  22. Jan 20, 2026 upper
    Assigned HACNR sub: Companion Animals
  23. Jan 14, 2026 upper
    Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/14/2026 6:34 pm)
  24. Jan 12, 2026 upper
    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  25. Jan 12, 2026 upper
    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101240D
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