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Animal Cruelty Conviction List; established.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

VA HB 673 · House Bill · 2026

Stage
Session ended
Started in
House
Sponsor
Ellen McLaughlin
Latest action
Feb 18

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Feb 18

  3. Floor (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  4. Law (Not started)

What it does

Animal Cruelty Conviction List established. Requires the Superintendent of State Police to establish no later than January 1, 2028, and to maintain an Animal Cruelty Conviction List and to make the List publicly available on the Department of State Police's website. The bill specifies that the List include the names of persons convicted of certain felony animal cruelty offenses on or after July 1, 2026. The bill requires persons convicted of any such offense to pay a fee of $50 per conviction to fund the maintenance of the List. The bill requires the Department to remove a person's name and information from the List 15 years after its listing if he has no additional felony conviction for…

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